Ukraine: Kiev forces violated ceasefire 30 times in the past day - DPR's Basurin

Deputy Defence Minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR/DNR) Eduard Basurin described the current "tense and challenging" environment in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, while speaking at the Legenda centre in Donetsk's city centre, Monday. According to Basurin, "shelling from the Ukrainian side" has intensified and in the past day alone there has been 30 ceasefire violations in Golmovskii, Zaitsevo, Gorlovka, Spartak, Yasinovataya, Shirokaya Balka, Leninskoe, Shirokino, Oktyabrskaya Mine, Kuibyshev district and the airport's district of Donetsk. No casualties among DPR/DNR forces were reported and three civilians were injured. Basurin also noted the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has observed the presence of heavy weapons along the line of contact, despite claims to the contrary.