The Russian summer offensive is now officially on---previously night time grounds attacks have shifted to day time ground attacks—meaning 24 x 7 attacks around the clock. Attacks per day have now been 100 for the last week-before Minsk 2 they were between 55-70.

AND that is not a Russian summer offensive in progress?—they are trying for a break through somewhere along the contact front lines as they desperately need a win to save face.

Burnt @OSCE_SMM cars in #Donetsk this morning.
https://twitter.com/novaya_gazeta/st...96014717591553 …

10:40 #Horlivka @77bot1 Intense arty and infantry battle near Zaytseve and Holma [RUS source]

11:23 #Dzerzhynsk Mikroraion @hdzerz It sounds like metal gate banged with sledge-hammer. What's hit?

11:07 #Dzerzhynsk @dimetros7776 "Noisy again, again they poud [at us]! Don't even fear of the light!"

10:50 #Dzerzhynsk @TarasUkrop_ "Noisy in #Shumy/#Mayorsk direction. Battles suspociously start since morning, don't they fear of #OSCE?"

Russian artillery (including Grad rockets) hit Ukrainian positions north of Debaltseve & Mariupol. Reports of intense shelling elsewhere.

Krasniy_Luch @falconua "Militants base is located several metres away from the school #2" pic.twitter.com/nsARvAo64K

Militants are holding captive 37 Ukr servicemen in seized SBU building in #Donetsk - Advisor to Dep Defense Min Budik http://www.hromadske.tv/society/budi...sku-utrimuyut/ …

ALL POWs were to have been exchanged in Feb 2015----