Shelling near Mariupol
(B2) OSCE observers present in eastern Ukraine on Saturday (28 March) denounced the escalation of fighting in Shyrokyne - 20 km east of Mariupol near the sea - controlled by the pro-Russian separatists of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in recent days. While very often pro-Russian militants are mentioned as the cause of these shootings, this time it is the Ukrainian government forces who are blamed.
Shots coming from the Ukrainian lines
On Friday (March 27), they thus counted “ more than 225 mortar shells from 14:40 p.m. to 17:15 p.m.. Of the shells fired, according to observers, " from a position of the Ukrainian armed forces (regular) located in Berdianske”. In return, the pro-Russian forces reportedly fired "nearly 20 mortar shells". The shelling continued until 18:35 p.m., according to Ukrainian and Russian representatives of the Joint Control and Coordination Center in Bezimenne, as well as contacts within the IDP community of Shyrokyne and sporadic small arms and RPG fire continued until approximately 20:40 p.m.
Threatening pro-Russian military
It should be noted that on Saturday (March 28), the observers were hooked by a pro-Russian fighter from the DPR, particularly " aggressive " and that " fired three shots in the air ».
(NGV)
