Ukrainian troops launch artillery strikes against pro Russian separatist forces. At least one civilian reported killed overnight.
Breaking news: Ukrainian troops have shelled in the city of Mariupol, according to live Twitter feeds from reporters covering the front lines in the war in Ukraine over the last 24 hours.
A civilian (woman) has died in hospital as a result of overnight shelling in Mariupol, making hers first death since the ceasefire came into force on Friday.
The defense minister of the Donetsk People’s Republic, Vladimir Kononov, warned that if armed provocations from the Ukrainian troops do not stop, the armed forces of the Republic reserve the right to open fire in return.
“Ukrainian forces continue shelling our positions. It appears that [President] Poroshenko does not control his troops in full. The aim of the ceasefire is for Kiev to regroup and launch an offensive. We’re ready for this,” Kononov said. “If provocations continue, I’ll be forced to issue an order to reciprocate with deadly force,” Kononov told RIA.
PaulaSlier_RT @PaulaSlier_RTSelf-defense troops say the #Ukrainian army continued shooting throughout the night, injuring and killing several resistance fighters.
Rockets destroyed several houses in the village of Spartak, north of Donetsk, reported RT’s Paula Slier who was working at the site when the attack began.
“Driving past entire rows of houses that have gone up in smoke,” she twitted. Fire brigadeswere putting out flames while the locals assisted them by pouring buckets of water, which sometimes made no difference as the shelling left almost nothing.