Donetsk, Nov 27 - DAN. Ukrainian army units violated the ceasefire nine times over the past 24 hours, the Donetsk People’s Republic Office at the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination reported on Wednesday.

“Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian armed formations violated the ceasefire nine times expending 48 rounds of ammunition,” the report said.

In the previous reporting period, Kiev army units fired 16 rounds of ammunition at DPR areas.

Strikes were delivered at the Gagarin Colliery and Bairak settlements (Gorlovka axis); the Staromikhailovka neighbourhood (Donetsk axis) and the Sakhanka village (Mariupol axis), the JCCC said.

The enemy used 82mm and 120mm mortars, grenade launchers and high calibre small arms. The amount of expended ammunition of calibre up to 12.7mm is not added to overall daily statistics.*jk