"We are fulfilling all of the Minsk agreements. If the Ukrainian security forces fire as a provocation, we will not return fire, but if the their firing threatens the militia or civilians, then we will return fire," Basurin said during a briefing.
Earlier in the day, Basurin said that Kiev was concentrating heavy artillery near the settlements of Artemivsk, Myronivsky and Luhansk in Donetsk Region. According to the military official, Kiev troops are preparing to provoke the militia to open fire.
The ceasefire was agreed on February 12 during talks in Minsk between the leaders of Ukraine, France, Germany and Russia. According to the deal, the warring sides must withdraw heavy artillery from the line of contact within two weeks after the ceasefire takes effect.
