Kiev presented his version of the shelling of the OSCE Mission under the Lugansk – RBC

The mission of the OSCE. Archival photo

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Note Ukrainian security officials at the information about the shelling of the OSCE Mission under the settlement in the Lugansk region Happiness appeared in Sunday afternoon at the Press Centre ATO in Facebook.

According to the Speaker of the Joint Center for Monitoring and Coordination of the ceasefire (STSKK) Roman Yurchilo that are reported, a division of the Ukrainian Armed Forces opened fire in the area of ​​Happiness where the OSCE mission was in response to the shelling militia positions APU.

«This event is recorded by the representatives of the OSCE mission on the one side, and the second, which at that time were near n.p.Schaste expecting Ambassador for Humanitarian Affairs of the OSCE [subgroup coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs of the Contact Group to resolve the situation in the Donbass Tony] Frisch, “- said the ATO. Yurchino called the case “a clear provocation aimed at discrediting aooruzhennyh Forces of Ukraine».

He said that security forces used weapons not prohibited by the Minsk Agreement.

Meanwhile, the OSCE mission in his Twitter confirmed that its representatives have come under mortar attack on Sunday. “SMM confirmed information about the mortar shell that fell near two cars with five OSCE observers today, on the south side of the bridge leading to Lugansk. SMM condemns this incident, “- said in a statement.

Earlier Sunday edition of” LuganskInformTsentr “referring to a source familiar with the situation reported that the OSCE delegation came under fire from mortars near the town of Happiness in the Luhansk region of Ukraine .

According to the portal, the mission was going to return to the territory controlled by the security forces, but after the fire decided to stay in Lugansk. Interlocutor publication accused of shelling Ukrainian security officials.

According to the publication, in the group of the OSCE was the coordinator of the subgroup of Humanitarian Affairs of the Contact Group to resolve the situation in the Donbass Toni Frisch.

In accordance with the February Ming arrangements parties to the conflict in the east of Ukraine should respect the ceasefire, but Kiev and militias have repeatedly accused each other of violating it.