19 LPR residents killed in Ukrainian army strikes since February 17

Nineteen civilians have been killed in the Lugansk People’s Republic in strikes by Kiev forces since February 17, the LPR Office at the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination reported.

“Fifty-three civilians became victims of Ukrainian armed formations aggression in the designated period (from February 17 to April 28): 19 were killed and 34 were wounded including five children; one of the children died,” the report said.

The Ukrainian government launched the so-called anti-terrorist operation against Donbass in April 2014.  The members of the Contact Group on conflict settlement have announced ceasefire more than 20 times since the autumn of 2014. Kiev forces regularly violated the truce opening fire with large caliber artillery, mortars and tank guns which were to have been withdrawn from the contact line under the accords. *i*s