Shellings in Donbas increase threefold in past week – OSCE SMM

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KYIV. July 8 (Interfax) – The number of shellings in Donbas has significantly increased in the past week, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Special Monitoring Mission (OSCE SMM) Principal Deputy Chief Monitor Alexander Hug said at a briefing in Kyiv on Friday.

He said that the number of shellings has increased threefold in comparison with the previous week and amounted to a total of 3,000.

He noted that the threat of intensification remains, as the positions of the conflicting sides are too close to each other.

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