Donetsk, Jan 10 – DAN. Ukrainian side is determined to provoke DPR to open retaliatory fire, the head of the DPR Mission to the JCCC Ruslan Yakubov said commenting on the deteriorating security situation along the line of contact.
"Domestic and international situation prompts Ukrainian leadership to commit armed provocations. The situation is aggravated by artificially fuelled by media tension around the so-called "Russian aggression". It seems that the target of the Ukrainian armed forces is to provoke DPR retaliation to escalate (the situation), including the media background."
The recent attacks on the DPR were carried out by nationalistic formations deployed to the contact line since mid-December.
The security situation along the contact line deteriorated on January 9 as Kiev forces intensified barrages of frontline areas in the DPR and LPR. *ot