More Atrocities in Ceasefire Zone: 6 Lugansk Civilians Hit by Mortar Shrapnel While Riding Bus Home

Now, back to the Donbass conflict. Today, Vladimir Putin emphasized that Russia intends to ensure the Minsk Protocol is followed. However, as the President has stated, the incumbent Ukrainian authorities aren't capable of fulfilling their obligations, Consistent with this statement, Ukrainian militarists had opened fire on civilians in Lugansk. The army had used heavy mortars, several people were injured. Sergey Arsenichev reporting from Donbass. A shuttlebus was traveling to Golubovskoe, which is approximately 80 km (50 miles) from Lugansk. The driver heard the typical whiz of an approaching missile, and swerved off the road, but the shell exploded right next to the vehicle. There were 12 passengers, 6 of which had suffered shell fragment wounds and were taken to a hospital. "Some people began bleeding suddenly, so I ducked, while many people didn't". The doctors had provided necessary medical assistance. The victims' lives are not in danger, but serious damage was inflicted. This 19-year-old passenger is receiving IV fluids, he was diagnosed with brain contusion along with facial and ocular fragment wounds. "It's hard to tell what the consequences may be. It's his eye, there may be complications, even... it's hard to say. Even blindness". The closest Ukrainian Armed Forces are located about 1 km (0.62 mile) from here. According to the Minsk Protocol, there should be no mortars there at all. Sergey Arsenichev, Vasily Kharitonov, Aleksey Yaldin, Oleg Bondarenko, and Andrey Rudenko. Vesti, Donbass.