Publish Date: 21 February 2022 - 11:10

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Kiev forces continued shelling the territories of the self-proclaimed people's republics of Lugansk and Donetsk (LPR and DPR) on Monday, according to statements of the breakaway republics' missions to the JCCC.

At 04:35 local time on Monday (02:35 GMT), Kiev forces shelled Prymiske, a dacha community in the LPR. As a result, at least one house was damaged or fully destroyed, according to preliminary data from the LPR.

According to the DPR, Kiev forces fired 12 122-mm calibre mortars at Zaichenko, located in the DPR, at around 02:55 (00:55 GMT) on Monday, Sputnik reported.

On Sunday, Élysée announced that US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to set up a summit to lay out issues related to strategic stability and security in Europe amid deteriorating tensions in the region.

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