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Number of explosions in eastern Ukraine is increasing
Video released Saturday shows Ukrainian lawmakers, soldiers and foreign journalists taking cover. Shortly before there had been a warning of shell fire. The group is said to have been on the way to an observation post in the Donetsk region. According to the OSCE, the number of explosions in eastern Ukraine has increased. On Friday, the number of detonations there more than doubled to more than 1,400 within one day, observers said. According to a diplomat, almost 2,000 explosions were counted on Saturday. According to the Ukrainian military, it has temporarily suspended operations at one of the seven checkpoints leading to rebel areas in eastern Donbass. The reason is heavy fire. The safety of the civilian population cannot be guaranteed. As long as “the threat phase” continues, operations at the checkpoint will remain suspended. Representatives of the pro-Russian separatists in turn accused Ukraine on social media of shelling areas they control. You had to react accordingly. Both statements cannot currently be objectively verified. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has denied that Ukraine had shelled Russian territory. “That’s a lie,” he said at the Munich Security Conference. At the same time, he announced that one would not react to provocations. The risk of war is great, but there will be no panic. Meanwhile, the last of the Bundeswehr armored howitzers promised by Germany arrived in Lithuania. A total of 350 additional soldiers and 100 military vehicles were sent to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank.
Almost 2,000 explosions were counted on Saturday, according to a diplomat. Meanwhile, the last of the Bundeswehr armored howitzers promised by Germany arrived in Lithuania.