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OSCE and JCCC found mortar shell launched by Ukrainian side near Stanitsa Luganskaya

23:51, 06.09.2016

Representatives of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) and the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the ceasefire (JCCC) documented a 82mm mortar shell, launched by the Kiev military during the night, near the People's Militia checkpoint in the area of ​​a bridge in the locality of Stanitsa Luganskaya. It was reported by the spokesman of the People’s Militia, Major Andrey Marochko.

He noted that, over the past day, the Ukrainian punishers had shelled the position of the People's Militia in the mentioned area with mortars, grenade launchers, anti-tank grenade launchers and infantry fighting vehicles.

‘After the night shelling by the AFU, there was found a 82mm unexploded mortar shell, launched from the Ukrainian side, near a bridge in the locality of Stanitsa Luganskaya,’ said the major.

‘The OSCE and JCCC representatives carried out the documentation of the mortar shell, as well as determined the direction from which it had been launched,’ said Marochko.

Earlier, the Defense Ministry of the Republic said that, over the past day, the Kiev military shelled the positions of the LPR People's Militia four times.