LUGANSK, March 1. /TASS/. Six shelling attacks by Ukrainian troops were reported in the zone of responsibility of the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) during the past day, Ivan Filiponenko, spokesman for the LPR People’s Militia, said on Tuesday.

"During the past day, Ukrainian troops shelled the republic’s territory six times. Three settlements came under shelling. Ukrainian troops extensively used heavy weapons," he said in a statement posted on the Telegram channel of the LPR People’s Militia.

According to Filiponenko, ten houses were damaged in the settlement of Donetsky, which came under shelling from Grad multiple missile launcher and 122mm artillery systems and mortars.

The situation along the contact line in Donbass deteriorated dramatically in the morning of February 17. The Donetsk and Lugansk People‘s Republics reported the most massive bombardments by the Ukrainian armed forces over the past months. Casualties among civilians and damages to civil infrastructure facilities have been reported. Shelling continues.