Donetsk, May 17 – DAN. Ukrainian forces violated the ceasefire 54 times over the past 24 hours, DPR Operations Command said.

“Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian forces violated the ceasefire 54 times firing at 17 DPR settlements,” a DPR Operations Command representative said.

The enemy used artillery, tank guns, mortars, infantry fighting vehicle cannons, armored personnel carriers heavy machine guns, grenade launchers and small arms.

A civilian woman has been injured in northern Donetsk by Kiev's shelling, and damage to houses and infrastructure reported: a school was set on fire outside Donetsk, a pumping station and TV tower in Telmanovo.

The day before, Kiev forces violated the ceasefire 29 times. *ot