Tag: Donetsk People’s Republic

Heavy shelling reported near Donetsk, Mariupol and Gorlovka.

One Ukrainian soldier has been killed and two wounded.

Meanwhile Russian-backed separatists in Donetsk claim Ukrainian troops fired on a group that included OSCE monitors and journalists today.

A total of 6 Ukrainian soldiers have been wounded in the last 24 hours.

Ukrainian and Russian-backed separatist officials have traded accusations of attacks, with 5 Ukrainian soldiers wounded and the DNR claiming that a farm was shelled last night.

After a lull in fighting between Easter and Victory Day, the Ukrainian military today reports an increasing number of attacks by Russian-backed fighters.

Tensions are running high today as events are held to commemorate the Soviet victory in World War Two.

The Ukrainian military claims that Russian-backed fighters have resumed mortar attacks near Mariupol.

The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine reports that impact craters at the scene of an incident yesterday morning in which four civilians were killed were the result of shelling from the direction of Ukrainian-held territory.

Two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded yesterday as fighting in the Donbass continued to rumble along, albeit at a reduced pace compared to last week.