Military Situation In The Donetsk Republic Still Remains Tense With Over 800 Attacks Of Heavy Weapons Fire, Including Military Cargo Arriving In Mariupol ~ (FULL REPORT/VIDEO BASURIN )

FULL MILITARY SITUATION REPORT/ VIDEO ~ COLONEL BASURIN : The situation in the Donetsk People’s Republic remains tense.

Over the past day, the Nazi Ukrainian military violated the ceasefire 859 times, having launched on the territory of the Republic 120 122 and 152mm artillery shells, 174 82 and 120mm mortar shells and made 379 rounds from grenade launchers of different types. In addition, the enemy used in the attack,  infantry fighting vehicles and small arms.

The decrease in the number of the bombardments, compared to the previous day, is due to the arrival in the Republic of the deputy head of the OSCE in Ukraine, Alexander Hug, as it was noted before.

The Ukrainian terrorists Gruzevich, Shaptala, Nikolyuk, Sokolov and Delyatitsky shelled the following localities of the Republic: Gorlovka, Zheleznaya Balka, Shirokaya Balka, Yasinovataya, Spartak, Alexandrovka, Kominternovo, Dokuchaevsk, Oktyabr, Leninskoye, Sakhanka and Trudovskiye in the Petrovsky district of Donetsk city.

The artillery and mortar fire from the positions of the Ukrainian criminals resulted in two residential houses damaged in the Lomonosova St and Gogolya St in the locality of Yasinovataya.

Our intelligence continues to record the strengthening of the AFU Ukraine Junta Army positions near the contact line.

• In Yasnoye (2 km away from the contact line), there were detected four 82mm mortars on firing positions;
• In Novotroitskoye (2 km away from the contact line), there were detected four 120mm mortars.

The data about the Minsk Agreements violations were passed to representatives of the JCCC and the OSCE mission.

Our intelligence also detected the arrival in the port «Mariupol» of the merchant ship «Amal-Neptune» with military cargo including mortar ammunition and artillery shells of various calibers. The total weight of the so-called “humanitarian aid ”  is about a thousand and a half tons.

Against the background of the low morale of the personnel, the AFU, Ukraine Junta Army command is taking strong measures to promote propaganda activities on enhancing the prestige of the military service under contract.

In particular, in the period from 13 to 16 December, it is scheduled the arrival in the «ATO» area of crews of the leading Ukrainian TV channels which are tasked to make reports about the high combat capability of the Ukrainian Junta army and to raise the prestige of service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

During this period, the Ukrainian command planned a series of provocations along the contact line, related to the shelling of localities on the AFU-controlled territory.

The Ukrainian media will present these facts as alleged attacks by the DPR Armed Forces and accuse us of violating the Minsk Agreements.

We, for our part, honor our commitments and, unlike the Ukrainian side, observe the ceasefire.

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The DPR People’s Army units continue to carry out classes high level individual training for military combat.

There are being held to improve professional skills of the personnel of artillery and engineering units.

~ Vice-Commander of the DPR Defense Ministry operative command Donetsk,Colonel Eduard Basurin