Donetsk, Aug 30 – DAN. Ukrainian forces fired over 80 mortar and artillery rounds on DPR frontline areas since the evening, DPR Operations Command said.

“Since 6 p.m. Ukrainian forces intensified shelling firing 84 mortar and artillery rounds,” a DPR Operations Command representative said.

The enemy targeted five frontline areas outside Donetsk and Yasinovataya: Spartak township, Volvo Center north of Donetsk, Krutaya Balka village, Vasilyevka village of Yasinovataya district.

No casualties have been immediately reported.

The ‘school ceasefire’ has been agreed to by the sides as the new academic year is to begin in Donbass on September 1. It came into force at midnight August 25. It hasn’t proved to be durable, thought in the first hours the security situation along the contact line stabilized.

According to DAN information, a comprehensive ceasefire has been announced in Donbass more than 16 times, not mentioning local silence regime announcements and agreements to provide repairs at strategic objects. At best, they have contributed to a short-time stabilization. *ot