Distributed by Kyiv data about death 300 militia in the East of the country does not correspond to reality, said on the last working day of the week the head of the press service of the Luhansk people's Republic Vladimir Inogorodniy.
" 300 people killed? Some nonsense, " said Vinogradsky, his words cites RIA " Novosti ". According to him, if you believe the message of the Ukrainian security forces, militias, have not remained. Anyway, Vinogradski did not specify the number of casualties among the militiamen. The battle for Yampol continued throughout the previous day. Before the last working day of the week Vladyslav Seleznyov, responsible for information support of the military operation in Kyiv in the South-East of the country, reported that in the battles for the Yampil and the village of Zakatnoe Donetsk region yesterday has gone seven Ukrainian military and another 30 were injured body. He said the elimination of about 300 opponents. On Thursday, the commander of militia Igor Strelkov said that the Ukrainian army is everywhere moved in a decisive attack with artillery, heavy armored vehicles and aircraft. Under the pressure of the security forces militia should have been removed from the main part of Yampol, with heavy losses. Fighting also intensively carried out in 2 cities of Donetsk region: Seversk and Krasnyy Liman. Remember, since mid-April, the Kyiv authorities are in the East of Ukraine punitive operation against supporters of independence of Donetsk and Lugansk national republics, which told about the desire to separate from Ukraine after the coup d'etat occurred in the country on 22 February after several days of clashes in the centre of Kiev. Security forces are actively using heavy artillery and combat aircraft. Mentions numerous victims among the peaceful residents and the destruction of houses and infrastructure.

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