Truce rejected by Donetsk People's Republic
22 June 2014, 17:59 -- The self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) has rejected the truce, declared in compliance with President Petr Poroshenko's peace plan, reports Interfax. This announcement was made in a statement, signed by Igor Strelkov, leader of the militia of the 'Donetsk People's Republic,' and posted on Facebook by Donbass 'people's governor' Pavel Gubarev.
'The truce, unilaterally declared by the Ukrainian military without negotiating it with us, has not been recognized by the Donetsk People's Republic's militia,' the statement says.
There was an exchange of fire on the western limits of Slovyansk early on Saturday, the statement says.
'At 4 a.m. sharp, our anti-aircraft crews shelled the enemy's advanced artillery positions on the northern slope of the Karachun hill, destroying one mortar position and one machinegun emplacement. The enemy did not return the fire,' it says.
The statement also says that, 'a subversive reconnaissance group of the Kramatorsk battalion's Konstantinovka company attacked a similar enemy group of the 24th mechanized brigade near the populated area of Oktyabrskoye west of Konstantinovka last night. The enemy lost three servicemen. At least 15 servicemen were wounded. A Ural vehicle was destroyed. On our side, one fighter sustained an arm wound,' the statement says.
Source: http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_06_22/ Truce-rejected-by-Donetsk-People-s-Republic-9755/
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