Ukrainian minister visited the front line in Donbas: Endangered by mortar attack! – NEW TIME

About five to six mortar shells landed just a few hundred yards from where the minister had given interviews to foreign media staffs shortly before.an AFP reporter informed.

According to initial information, the attack did not require any injuries. Shortly afterwards, journalists and Ukrainian officials left the area.

In recent days, there has been an escalation of fighting and armed incidents on the front line in Donbas, blaming both Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists.

The self-proclaimed separatist forces announced a general mobilization on the grounds that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was preparing an attack on their territories. Kiev denies such an intention and claims that it is only a pretext for the impending Russian invasion of Ukraine.