REUTERS

"The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 105 times overnight, using banned artillery systems, as a result of which two soldiers were killed and another five were wounded. This is the highest rate of attacks since the beginning of the month," Turchynov said.

He also drew international observers' and OSCE official representatives' attention to a rapid increase in the number of cases of firing with the use of banned artillery systems on the Ukrainian military positions and civilian areas in the frontline towns, which results in civilian deaths. In addition, he said, there was a build-up of military forces of the enemy in several dangerous directions.

"Active training and coordination of the Russian armed forces' assault units are under way in territory of the Crimean peninsula and along the Ukrainian eastern border. All this serves as proof that Russia is deliberately torpedoing of all peace agreements, based on the Minsk accords," Turchynov said.

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