On Saturday, three more civilians, including an elderly woman and her disabled grandson, were killed in Donetsk.
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Separatists said one man was killed by shelling from Ukrainian forces in central Donetsk.
Basurin accused the government forces of using 152 mm artillery, which falls within the category of heavy weapons that both sides are supposed to have pulled back from the frontline under a February ceasefire.
A Reuters witness reported seeing the body of man in a burning building, though it was unclear if it was the same person.
The crisis in Ukraine has left 6,500 people dead and 16,000 others injured in the past year, according to the United Nations.
The separatist group, the self-described Donetsk People’s Republic, said through its official information agency that 19 buildings had been damaged, including a hospital.
“The majority of shelling and equipped flareups through rebels transpire during the night to steer clear of drawing in the interest of world professionals”, Lysenko said.
The rebels in flip arrested Ukrainian military of increasing assaults and sacking at citizen places.
Separatist military commander Eduard Basurin announced late Saturday that the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Lugansk had given orders that the proscribed heavy arms be withdrawn from the front line areas “as soon as possible”, in compliance with the Minsk deal. Intercepted rebel radio traffic also suggested plans to shell the city.
A new violation of the Minsk Ceasefire was reported today in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, as artillery shells hit the center of the city, killing 1-2 civilians according to varying reports.
“I have no explanation”.
He also called on his Ukrainian counterpart to “resolve the questions concerning the constitutional reform project”, aimed at offering more autonomy to the separatist regions, which Russian Federation dismissed last week as just a parody of its obligations under the Minsk truce agreement.
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“We believe that we have enough strength to stand against the enemy”, Poroshenko said.
