Donetsk, Apr 20 - DAN. Ukrainian forces shelled the Shakhta Gagarina settlement in northern Gorlovka on Tuesday evening, the Donetsk People’s Republic Office at the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination (JCCC) reported.

The strike was delivered from the Ukraine-controlled Leninskoye settlement at 17:40. The enemy expended 16 120mm mortar rounds, the JCCC said adding that Ukraine ignored DPR representatives' requests to establish ceasefire by employing the coordination mechanism.

The package of tighter ceasefire control measures has been formally in effect in Donbass since July 27, 2020. The document bans the use of all weapons, deployment of hardware, special operations, engineer works and unmanned aerial vehicles flights.*jk