OREANDA-NEWS Ukrainian troops continue shelling after Russia declared a ceasefire, the Defense Ministry said. "Despite the observance of the ceasefire regime by the Russian group of troops from January 6 at 12:00 Moscow time, the Kiev regime continued artillery shelling of settlements and positions of Russian troops," the summary says.The military department clarified that in the Krasnolimansk direction, the AFU fired four times at Russian positions from mortars, and in the Belogorovka area on the territory of the LPR — opened fire from artillery three times. In the area of Novopavlovka in the Zaporozhye region, eight artillery attacks were recorded.

"The positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, from which the shelling was carried out, were suppressed by the return fire of the Russian troops," the Defense Ministry stressed. A ceasefire has been declared along the entire line of contact on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin. It will be valid until 24:00 on January 7. At the same time, Kiev rejected the proposal for a truce, and the United States and its NATO allies said they did not trust Russia.

Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev noted that Kiev rejected the hand of Christian charity that Moscow extended to him at Christmas, but in this case there will be even less problems and guile.