"Despite the shelling of the armed forces of Ukraine of settlements and Russian positions, the implementation of the declared ceasefire will be continued," the Russian defence ministry said in a statement.
The statement however added that over the past 24 hours Russian forces repelled a number of attacks by the Ukrainian army in eastern Ukraine and killed dozens of its troops.
The Russian armed forces will continue observing the ceasefire until midnight, despite shelling by Ukrainian forces, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov said on Saturday.
ReplyDelete"Despite artillery fire by Ukrainian armed forces on settlements and Russian positions, the Russian group of forces will continue to observe the announced ceasefire until 24:00 of today," he said.