Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to rule out future shelling of Donbass communities by the Ukrainian Armed Forces that leads to deaths of civilians, the Kremlin press service reported following the leaders’ telephone conversation initiated by the Ukrainian side.
"In the course of discussing the settlement in southeastern Ukraine, it was emphasized that it is vital to strictly abide by the ceasefire reached on July 21, as well as to disengage forces and hardware from the line of contact," the statement of the press service reads.
It was noted that the Russian president underlined that to reach de-escalation of the conflict it is primarily important to exclude further shelling of the Donbass Region communities by the Ukrainian forces, which leads to victims among civilians.
