"Although significantly less than the previous day, the level of violence at and around the destroyed "Donetsk People's Republic" ("DPR")-controlled airport (12km north-west of Donetsk) was high," the OSCE SMM said in its daily update based on information received as of 19:30 Kyiv time on July 9.
"Positioned at the "DPR"-controlled central railway station (8km north-west of Donetsk), the SMM between 7:50 and 13:00hrs heard the sounds of 103 incoming, 98 outgoing and nine indeterminate rounds. The rounds – either artillery or mortars – impacted in or were fired from locations 3-10km to the north-east, north, north-west and west of the SMM's position," the update said.
At the same location between 12:45 and 18:00hrs, the SMM heard an additional 121 incoming and outgoing artillery or mortar rounds, plus small arms and light weapons and anti-aircraft fire.
As UNIAN reported earlier, the situation in eastern Ukraine remains tense, but stable and controllable by the ATO forces. However, the ATO press center has said, combined Russian-separatist forces have more frequently fired artillery systems on civilian residential areas in recent days.
