DPR claims Ukrainian side shelled its territory using mortars

DONETSK. Dec 7 (Interfax) - The self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) has registered 20 ceasefire violations over the past 24 hours, with the use of mortars, armored vehicles, infantry fighting vehicles and tanks.

"Over the past 24 hours, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have violated 20 times the ceasefire regime using mortars, armored vehicles, infantry fighting vehicles and tanks. More than 100 mortar shells have been launched on DPR territory. Among the settlements under fire were Zaitseve, Ozeryanivka, Shyroka Balka, Trudovski, Staromykhailivka, Zhabunki, and also the settlement of Spartak and the area around Donetsk airport," senor official of the DPR Defense Ministry Eduard Basurin told reporters.