DPR intelligence reports arrival to Donbass of AFU artillery mounts saying ‘USA'

Sunday, September 11, 2016 - 17:38

Kiev threw another lot of motorized weapons to Donbass, reported the Vice-Commander of the DPR People’s Militia Eduard Basurin today. 

"Near Druzhkovka (40 km away from the contact line) at the railway station there was detected the arrival of a military echelon carrying five motorized artillery systems with an inscription ‘USA’ and a picture of a star. The type of arms is being specified. The equipment was accompanied by a car with personnel. After the unloading the it was deployed to the Kurakhovka locality (36 km away from the contact line)," said Basurin. 

The DPR intelligence regularly detects deployment of military equipment by Kiev to the conflict zone. According to the Package of measures for accomplishment of the Minsk Agreements which was signed by the Contact group on February 12, 2015, the artillery units over 100mm calibre should be taken away from each other for 50 km, MRLS - for 70 km, MRLS "Tornado", "Uragan", "Smerch", and also “Tochka” rockets - for 140 km. According to the September addition, the parties were to have withdrawn artillery under 100 mm calibre, and also tanks and mortars. Despite it the DPR territory is regularly exposed to shellings with the use of the specified arms types. 

DONi News Agency