Losses of the Ukrainian security forces while trying to break the line of defence self-proclaimed Donetsk national Republic (DND) in Telmanovo district was 7 men killed, eleven more were damaged health, said the Deputy commander of the militia DND Eduard Bacurin.
"The loss of the enemy amounted to: two tanks, one BMP, one unit of ATGM on the car and up To 18 soldiers APU, one of them killed 7 people ", ? quoted him as saying " Donetsk news Agency ". Basurin said that the attempted breakout was preceded by a bombardment of settlements Petrovsky, Novolasp and Belaya Kamenka in Telmanovo district, Donetsk region. Preparation using tanks, mortars and artillery shells lasted From 5. 00 To 5. 30 (same as GMT).
"With seven. 00 To 10. 00 units of the 72nd separate mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian armed forces under the command of Colonel Grishchenko, forces up To 2 mouth 41 OMB under the command of major Bakulina, reinforced by tanks, with artillery support from areas of Stroganovka and Novogrigorovka, attempted to approach in the direction of the residential settlement Belaya Kamenka", - has continued the Commissioner, the Ministry of defence. According to him, in the end of the battle the militia DND struck the enemy fire defeat, stopped him and forced to withdraw to their original positions." 5. 00 To 10. 00 the effect of electronic warfare of the armed forces to the areas of responsibility of the DNR offices ", ? added Bacurin. On the first day of the week in the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine promised to tell the OSCE, the EU and NATO about the threat of failure of settlement in the Donbass. In the Ministry of defense of Ukraine declare that the militia during the battle inflicted considerable Losses both in manpower and in equipment, in addition, 7 Ukrainian soldiers were injured health. According to the information commissioners Ukrainian volunteer battalions, among the security forces have killed at least 7 people. Prior to this, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko ordered to inform the Russian Federation and the OSCE about the worsening situation in the Donbass. It claimed that Ukrainian law enforcers told about the session key heights in the area of Stroganovka eventually night fight With the militia. Remember, despite the cease-fire, which turned out to come to a common opinion in February this year, the attacks between the forces of the Ukrainian army on one side and the LPR and the DPR and return continue. Seven August the head of the Donetsk national Republic Alexander Zakharchenko has not ruled out a full-scale resumption of hostilities because of the failure of the Kiev diversion technique. Prior to this, the official representative of the people's militia of the Luhansk national Republic Taras chills declared that the Ukrainian Military are actively deploying heavy machinery to the line of contact.

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