Donetsk, Oct 1 – DAN. Kiev forces violated the ceasefire over 500 times in September firing over 6,000 rounds at the DPR, said DPR representative at the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination (JCCC) Ruslan Yakubov.

"From September 1 to September 30 Ukrainian armed forces violated the ceasefire 552 times firing 6,159 rounds at Donetsk, Gorlovka and Mariupol axes."

Seven civilians sustained injuries, over 50 houses and infrastructure objects were damaged.

Over the past week, Ukrainian forces expended 2,170 rounds targeting the Republic. *ot