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On 18 February, the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics announced the evacuation of their citizens to Russia over an escalation of tensions along the line of contact and the possibility of a full-fledged offensive by the Ukrainian army.
Ukrainian forces shelled multiple settlements in DPR in Ukraine’s southeast, using 120-mm calibre mortars prohibited by the Minsk agreements, the DPR mission to the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination on the ceasefire regime (JCCC) said.
Earlier in the night, the DPR mission said that Kiev forces had fired twelve 120-mm calibre mortars at the city of Donetsk and four 122-mm shells at the Donetsk suburb of Oleksandrivka. The outskirts of Donetsk were also targeted later in the night, with the DPR reporting that Kiev forces had fired four 120-mm calibre mortars at the settlement of Staromykhailivka and twenty four 120-mm calibre mortars at Spartak, another suburb of Donetsk. The settlement of Zaitseve in the DPR was also shelled.
On 19 February, the authorities of the DPR and the LPR started the evacuation of civilians to Russia. They also announced a general mobilisation in the region.
On 17 February, the Ukrainian army launched an attack against the DPR and LPR, with Donbass authorities warning that Ukrainian President Zelensky could order a full-scale offensive against the republics at any time.
Situation on Contact Line in Donbas Significantly Escalates - LPR People's Militia
LUHANSK (Sputnik) - The situation on the contact line in Donbas has substantially deteriorated within the past few hours on Sunday, the spokesman of People's Militia of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, Ivan Filiponenko, said.
"The situation on the contact line has escalated significantly over the past hours," Filiponenko told reporters.
Ukraine's armed forces shell the LPR along the contact line and are supposed to prepare an offensive, the spokesman added.
"The situation on the contact line has escalated significantly over the past hours," Filiponenko told reporters.
Ukraine's armed forces shell the LPR along the contact line and are supposed to prepare an offensive, the spokesman added.
"As we expected, after the preparatory measures, the opponent took a number of aggressive actions against the Luhansk People's Republic. In all directions of the contact line, the opponent undertook preparations for the supposed offensive actions, accompanied by active artillery shelling of the positions of the People's Militia and localities of the LPR both on the contact line and inland," Filiponenko said.
Kiev, Donbas Yet to Reach Agreement on Convening of Meeting of Contact Group - Source
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Kiev and Donbas have not agreed yet on convening of a meeting of a contact group, a source in Moscow told Sputnik on Sunday.
"There is no such an agreement yet," the source said, when asked about the possibility of such a meeting and the fact that Kiev and Donbas will agree on the issue.
"There is no such an agreement yet," the source said, when asked about the possibility of such a meeting and the fact that Kiev and Donbas will agree on the issue.
First Train With Refugees From Donbas Arrives in Russia's Volgograd Region - Authorities
VOLGOGRAD (Sputnik) - The first train carrying refugees from Donbas arrived in Russia's Volgograd region on Sunday, and 443 people are being taken to temporary accommodation centers, the regional authorities said.
"Today, the first train with refugees from Donbas arrived in the Volgograd region. As many as 443 people are being delivered to temporary accommodation centers - the places that have been prepared in accordance with tasks set by the governor," the authorities said in a statement.
Among the refugees, there are 166 children under the age of 14, including nine babies under one.Over 250 Temporary Accommodation Centers in Russia to Host Refugees From Donbass
"Today, the first train with refugees from Donbas arrived in the Volgograd region. As many as 443 people are being delivered to temporary accommodation centers - the places that have been prepared in accordance with tasks set by the governor," the authorities said in a statement.
Among the refugees, there are 166 children under the age of 14, including nine babies under one.Over 250 Temporary Accommodation Centers in Russia to Host Refugees From Donbass
Over 250 temporary accommodation centres in Russia with a total capacity of over 28,000 people are ready to host refugees from Donbass, the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations said.
"Currently, 30 regions of Russia have expressed readiness to receive forced migrants. So, on the territory of 28 subjects of the Central Federal District, Volga Federal District, Ural Federal District, North Caucasus Federal District, and Southern Federal District, 255 temporary accommodation centers with a total capacity of more than 28,000 people are ready," the ministry said in a statement.
A state of emergency has been imposed in some Russian regions over the flow of migrants, the ministry added.
"Currently, 30 regions of Russia have expressed readiness to receive forced migrants. So, on the territory of 28 subjects of the Central Federal District, Volga Federal District, Ural Federal District, North Caucasus Federal District, and Southern Federal District, 255 temporary accommodation centers with a total capacity of more than 28,000 people are ready," the ministry said in a statement.
A state of emergency has been imposed in some Russian regions over the flow of migrants, the ministry added.
LPR Records Ukraine's Military Build-Up at Donbass Contact Line
Ukraine's armed forces are building up heavy weaponry at the contact line in Donbass, the spokesman of People's Militia of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic said.
"Our intelligence service detects a build-up of heavy artillery and its active use during fire missions at night," Ivan Filiponenko told reporters. The spokesman added that Kiev is preparing to unleash hostilities along the contact line in Donbass.
"The situation on the contact line remains extremely tense, and our intelligence detects measures taken by the opponent to prepare for the escalation of the conflict and the outbreak of hostilities along the entire contact line," Filiponenko said.
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