Militiamen said about the battle on the outskirts of Shakhtersk
Fighting a low-intensity walking on the outskirts of Shakhtersk, but the city is still under the control of the militia, said the press service of the Donetsk national Republic (DND). Local clashes also go near the village of Loose, according to a report released on Twitter DND. Before the first day of the week militia said that as a result of the ongoing fighting Between militia and security forces in the area surrounding cities in Shakhtersk and Torez militia lost supervision over the village Loose, hosts of the wrecks Malaysian airliner Boeing 777. However, the NSDC of Ukraine said that the Ukrainian army got close to the place of the disaster Boeing 777, but active hostilities in the area does not. In the NSDC also said that the Ukrainian equipped with weapons forces conduct an offensive in the Donetsk region. Before the first day of the week, the chief of the General staff of Ukraine Lieutenant General Victor Murzenko reported to the President Petro Poroshenko that the Ukrainian military has taken under controllertestcase height Saur-Grave in the Donetsk region. On Sunday militias DND contested data captured by the forces of the ATU " Shakhtersk and said that the city remained under the control of DND. First it was claimed that a large convoy of armored vehicles Ukrainian national guard went into the city Shakhtersk, trying to finish the environment of Donetsk. On the streets of the city were started Fighting. If the Ukrainian troops will take Shakhtersk, they will be able to cut main highway connecting Donetsk Lugansk region and Russia. Occupied by militias of Donetsk, Makeyevka and Gorlovka will be completely surrounded.