"In the period from 1 to 25 August 2016 NVF 1386 violated the ceasefire, including 675 cases recorded by the use of arms, which, according to the Minsk agreements, should be given, namely, tanks - 5 shelling, artillery caliber 152 mm - 23 shelling, artillery caliber 122 mm - 62 shelling, mortars - 585 attacks (230 - 120 mm, 355 - 82 mm caliber). Total for the period was released 8643 ammunition, of which: 65 - shells of tank shells, 1877 - shells from artillery shells (457 - 152 mm caliber, 1420 - caliber 122 mm), 6701 - mine (120 mm - 2929, caliber 82 mm - 3772) ", - wrote Marchuk. In particular, according to him, during this period illegal armed groups have carried out 9 clashes in areas of district. Bogdanovka (3 clash - 4, 15 and 18 August), n. Marinka (6 August), n. Starognatovka (2 clash - August 7 and 13), n. Nikolaevka (13 August), n. Novoaleksandrovka (14 August), n. Avdeevka (22 August). During these clashes, according to E. Marchuk, militants used against units ATO forces infantry fighting vehicles, mortars, rocket-propelled grenades, heavy machine guns and small arms. "As a result of clashes loss of Ukrainian Armed Forces units were 2 soldiers (sanitary - 2 military)", - the report says. Marchuk noted that in the recent period has increased to 97% the amount of impact bombardment APU products, which leads to an increase in combat deaths among Ukrainian soldiers. According to E. Marchuk, the average number of attacks on the positions of ATU forces and their intensity is high (an average of 50 attacks every day, of which the share of artillery and mortar shelling is an average of 45-50%), continued active use of conventional artillery, mortars and weapons combat vehicles. "Distributed practice of fire attacks on strongholds ATO forces with artillery and mortar systems, large size (more than 100 shells and 200 minutes during a raid). The threat of drawing enemy fire strikes on objects at a depth of 20 km, "- said in the press. According E. Marchuk, for the period from 1 to 25 August 2016 illegal armed groups carried out 292 APU fire departments, which are in the areas of proposed areas for mine clearance. The most tense situation remains in areas n. Popasnaya, Avdeevka, Krasnogorovka, Lebedinskoye, Talakovka. As of August 26, 2016 the greatest concentration of forces and means of illegal armed groups ORDLO, continues to be observed in the areas of district. Luhansk, Stakhanov, Pervomaisk, Debaltsevo, Golmovsky, Gorlovka, Yasinovataya, Makiyivka, Donetsk, Dokuchaevsk, Kalmiusskoe (Komsomol), Novoazovsk, as well as in the rear areas - n. Sverdlovsk, Krasnodon, crystal (red beam), Snowy, Torez, Amvrosievka. Marchuk noted that all of the information by the Ukrainian side officially reported to the OSCE SMM.

Original article: Action in August 1300 violated the "quiet mode".