ROME. The exchange of accusations between pro-Russian separatists and the Kiev army continues: the two sides accuse each other of attacks along the line of contact in the Donbass. During the night, the representatives of the pro-Russian republics said that the Ukrainian security forces opened fire on their positions.
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The Ukrainian army reported 12 ceasefire violations this morning after 66 cases in the previous 24 hours: separatists opened fire on more than 20 villages using heavy weapons, which are prohibited by the Minsk agreements, according to the report. army in Kiev. Since the morning, a column of buses has formed at the exit of the city of Donetsk for the evacuation of residents, which would have already started in the early hours of the day. The Ria Novosti agency publishes the first images of the line of buses today.
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The leader of the self-proclaimed republic of Donetsk, Denis Pushilin, announces that he has “signed a decree for general mobilization”. In a video message, he addresses his “fellow reservists” to present themselves to military offices. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected in Germany for the Munich Security Conference. In the Bavarian capital Zelensky is expected to meet various Western leaders, including the US vice president, Kamala Harris.
But yesterday the Biden administration hinted that it would prefer Zelensky to stay in Kiev: “In the search for a diplomatic solution, it might be the wise choice,” Biden explicitly said, who fears Moscow could take advantage of Zelensky’s absence. During the night, the Ukrainian presidency said that the president had not yet decided.
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Evacuation
Operations continue to evacuate civilians from the breakaway regions in Donbass, in eastern Ukraine, and bring them to the Rostov region of Russia. According to a Russian emergency services source at TASS, six 10-car trains were formed overnight to load civilians. “We are awaiting their arrival,” he told the agency. Meanwhile, therefore, the head of the self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Donetsk Denis Pushilin has signed a decree of general mobilization, already approved by the People’s Council.
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«I urge the compatriots who are in reserve to come to the military commissariats. Today I signed a decree on general mobilization, ”Pushilin said in a video message. The document was approved by the Ethics, Regulations and Labor Organization Committee of the People’s Council due to the “immediate threat of aggression against the Donetsk People’s Republic by the Ukrainian Armed Forces”.
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