Donetsk, Aug 22 - DAN. Ukrainian forces violated the ceasefire 46 times over the past 24 hours, DPR Operations Command said on Tuesday.

“Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian forces violated the ceasefire 46 times using artillery, tank guns, mortars, infantry fighting vehicle cannons, grenade launchers and small arms,” a DPR Operations Command representative said.

Fifteen frontline settlements in the Republic came under Ukrainian army units fire, he added.

Earlier reports said nine houses caught fire as Ukrainian forces shelled Spartak village in the vicinity of Donetsk Airport on Monday evening.*jk