Donetsk, Dec 20 – DAN. Ukrainian forces fired 279 artillery and mortar rounds at the outskirts of Donetsk, Yasinovataya, Gorlovka, Dokuchayevsk and villages in DPR south since Monday evening, a DPR defence source told DAN on Tuesday.

“From 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. Ukrainian side fired 279 152mm and 122mm artillery rounds and 82mm and 120mm mortar rounds at Trudovskiye and Aleksandrovka villages west of Donetsk, Zaitsevo and Shirokaya Balka villages outside Gorlovka, Spartak and Krutaya Balka villages in Yasinovatskiy district, Sakhanka, Leninskoye and Kominternovo villages in DPR south and Dokuchayevsk suburbs,” the defence source said.

The enemy also fired dozens of rounds with infantry fighting vehicles cannons, grenade launchers and small arms.

No casualties or damage have been reported.

DPR Command reported 1,684 ceasefire violations by Kiev forces over the previous day. *jk