The fatal shelling from militant positions just two kilometers away from the settlement also hit the railway halting train services, Ukraine Today reports.

A Ukrainian soldier shows Ukraine Today the site where one of the shells impacted. According to measurements, the militants used mortars with a caliber of 120mm, which are prohibited under the ceasefire agreement signed in Minsk this February.

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