The battle on the outskirts of Lugansk lasts more than fifteen hours
Fight Lugansk militia with Ukrainian border guards is continuing on the edge of Lugansk for over fifteen hours, reports journalist Last news .
on the first day of the week militias attacked management Luhansk frontier. The latest assault began at 07. 00 (08. 00 MSK). Claimed five of the dead militiamen and seven wounded border guards.
now militias continue the bombardment of a building of frontier commandant's office of assault rifles, machine guns and grenade launchers. The border guards are returned fire. About 17. 00 MSK militia tried to take under the supervision of the building, which housed the Guards. In the shootout died several militia and at least one local citizen. Civilians were evacuated from the surrounding houses in the quarter peace.
During the battle hand briefly ceased fire, and the border Guards were released from part About a dozen of reservists drafted During mobilization. Just a military unit is located About 150 border guards.
The press service of the state border service of Ukraine, for his part, said that after a brief lull in the district of Luhansk frontier resumed shooting." About 19. 20 again in Lugansk resumed firing.