Ukrainian forces fire 50 rounds on DPR in 24 hours, service member killed

Donetsk, May 19 – DAN. Ukrainian forces violated the ceasefire five times over the past 24 hours, the DPR mission to the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination (JCCC) said.

“Over the past 24 hours, the number of registered violations was five, the number of rounds fired was 50 (of 12.7 mm caliber and higher)″.

Five townships were targeted with 120 mm mortars, grenade launchers, and machine guns.

"On May 18, as a result of strikes on the Volvo Center in Donetsk, a DPR service members was killed. We extend our condolences to his family," the statement reads.

All the attempts to reinstall the ceasefire through the coordination mechanism failed as Ukrainian ignored the requests.

On Thursday, Donetsk outskirts came under intense fire, three households sustained damage.

The Additional Measures to Strengthen the Ceasefire were signed at the Contact Group meeting on July 22 to reinforce and control the indefinite ceasefire in effect since July 21, 2019, the latest in the series of more than 20 reconfirmation and announcements of the “silence regime”. The package came into effect on July 27. *ot