LPR reports death of militiaman in Ukrainian army shelling

LUHANSK. Feb 22 (Interfax) - A serviceman of the People's Militia of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) has been killed in Ukrainian army shelling in the village of Zhelobok on Tuesday, the LPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) of the ceasefire told Interfax.

"A serviceman from the LPR People's Militia was killed in shelling by Ukrainian armed formations," the statement said.

The area of the village of Zhelobok was shelled by the Ukrainian army, it said. During the shelling, the Ukrainian Armed Forces used 82mm mortars, grenade launchers and small arms.