Eastern Joint Military Command said Ukraine "As a result of artillery shelling, a Ukrainian soldier was fatally wounded by shrapnel".
Later, a Archyde.com witness said that "Several explosions were heard north of the city Donetsk Separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine".
Declaration of general mobilization in eastern Ukraine
He was a district leader Luhansk The separatists issued an order for general mobilization, Saturday, following the example of the separatist leader in Donetsk, Denis Pushlin, who issued a statement today, announcing a complete mobilization of forces and urging reservists to appear in military recruitment offices.
The decree, signed by the head of the separatist region Leonid Pasichnik, reads: "Declare a general mobilization on the territory Luhansk Republic Popular" According to AFP.
In Donetsk, the head of the region’s pro-Russian separatist government, Pushlin issued a statement on Saturday, announcing a full mobilization of troops and urging reservists to appear at military recruitment offices, the Associated Press reported.
This move comes amid an escalation of violence along the line of contact between Ukrainian forces And Russian-backed rebels have been in the region in recent days, prompting Western fears that Moscow could use them as a pretext for an invasion.
On Friday, the separatist authorities in Donetsk and Luhansk announced a mass evacuation of women, children and the elderly to neighboring Russia, shortly after the evacuation efforts began, several explosions hit rebel-held areas.
Mutual accusations of launching new attacks
On Saturday, Ukrainian forces and Moscow-backed separatists accused each other of breaching… cease-firefueling fears about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian military said it had detected 12 ceasefire violations by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.
The armed forces were in Kiev The day before, it announced 66 exchanges of fire by 4:00 am GMT, while the rebels in Donetsk, the stronghold of the separatists, described the situation as "dangerous".
It is noteworthy that the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine erupted in 2014 and killed more than 14,000 people.
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And later announced Ukrainian army On Saturday, a Ukrainian soldier was killed in clashes with the rebels it supports Moscow In separatist eastern Ukraine, fears of a Russian invasion of the former Soviet republic mount.
Eastern Joint Military Command said Ukraine “As a result of artillery shelling, a Ukrainian soldier was fatally wounded by shrapnel.”
Later, a Archyde.com witness said he “heard several explosions north of the city Donetsk controlled by separatists in eastern Ukraine.
Declaration of general mobilization in eastern Ukraine
He was a district leader Luhansk The separatists issued an order for general mobilization, Saturday, following the example of the separatist leader in Donetsk, Denis Pushlin, who issued a statement today, announcing a complete mobilization of forces and urging reservists to appear in military recruitment offices.
The decree, signed by the head of the separatist region, Leonid Pasechnik, read: “I declare a general mobilization on the territory of Luhansk Republic popular,” according to AFP.
In Donetsk, the head of the region’s pro-Russian separatist government, Pushlin issued a statement on Saturday, announcing a full mobilization of troops and urging reservists to appear at military recruitment offices, the Associated Press reported.
This move comes amid an escalation of violence along the line of contact between Ukrainian forces And Russian-backed rebels have been in the region in recent days, prompting Western fears that Moscow could use them as a pretext for an invasion.
On Friday, the separatist authorities in Donetsk and Luhansk announced a mass evacuation of women, children and the elderly to neighboring Russia, shortly after the evacuation efforts began, several explosions hit rebel-held areas.
Mutual accusations of launching new attacks
On Saturday, Ukrainian forces and Moscow-backed separatists accused each other of breaching… cease-firefueling fears about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian military said it had detected 12 ceasefire violations by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine.
The armed forces were in Kiev The day before, it announced 66 exchanges of fire by 4:00 am GMT, with the rebels in Donetsk, the separatist stronghold, describing the situation as “dangerous”.
It is noteworthy that the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine erupted in 2014 and killed more than 14,000 people.