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12:59, February 18, 2022
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The Ukrainian government and Russian-backed militant gangs in eastern Ukraine again exchanged charges of gunfire and other ceasefire violations on Friday.
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The two sides also accused each other of shooting with minesweepers and artillery on Thursday.
Russia, which has pulled some 130,000 troops off Ukraine’s borders, raising concerns about a possible attack on Ukraine, on Thursday expressed concern about the escalation of the situation in Donbass and said it would monitor developments closely.
The United States, for its part, has expressed concern that Moscow intends to create an excuse to invade Ukraine.
According to the Russian news agency Interfax, representatives of the self-proclaimed Donetsk Republic have announced that the village of Petrivske has been shot dead on Friday morning. The self-proclaimed “Republic of Lugansk” of the pro-Russian gang, meanwhile, has reported several shootings with mortars.
The Ukrainian government, for its part, reports that militants have fired four shells using mortars and artillery.
The Ukrainian army said on Thursday night that it had no plans to attack militant positions.
Ukraine’s war with Russia and its pro-Russian militant gangs has been going on for eight years, and the ceasefire between the two sides is being violated from time to time. However, there is a special exacerbation this week.
Russia’s State Duma on Tuesday approved a declaration calling on President Vladimir Putin to recognize the self-proclaimed republics of eastern Ukraine, a Moscow-backed militant gang. The European Union (EU) has warned Moscow not to follow this call.
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