21st February, 2022
Ukrainian security forces have reportedly shelled the Russian Border checkpoint in Rostov region between Ukraine and Russia.
The checkpoint was destroyed by the projectile, the Russian news agency Sputnik reported.
Russia’s FSB security service also made same report, the Interfax news agency said.
The incident occurred 150 metres from the border between Russia and Ukraine, Interfax cited the FSB as saying.
Athough the border guard post was destroyed, there were no casualties.
Sporadic shelling across the line dividing Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists in the east has intensified since Thursday.
This was amid reports of a possible Ukraine summit between Russian leader President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden.
Denis Pushilin, the head of the breakaway Donetsk Peoples Republic(DPR) accused Ukraine of shelling the territory with heavy artillery, mortars, grenade launchers and tanks.
He said people are dying, amid reports that over 60,000 have been evacuated from both Donetsk and the other rebel republic, Lugansk.
“Only in recent days, the artillery of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has fired more than 1,700 mortars and shells into residential areas. Heavy artillery, mortars, grenade launchers and tanks are hitting us. People are dying,” Pushilin said in a statement.
According to Pushilin, Ukrainian troops continue to shell the settlements of Zaitsevo, Gorlovka, Donetsk, Yasinovataya, Kominternovo and Dokuchaevsk.
There was no reaction yet from Ukraine’s side.