People’s Republic of Donetsk opens fire on Ukrainian Armed Forces

The people’s militia of the self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Donetsk reported that they had returned fire on the positions of the Ukrainian security forces, the press service of the department said in its Telegram channel.

Representatives for the People’s Republic of Donetsk said that since the beginning of the day, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have violated the ceasefire four times. According to the department, the Ukrainian military fired grenade launchers and small arms in the direction of the villages of Kominternovo and Oktyabr. The villages of Petrivske and Novolaspa also came under fire.

“In order to protect the civilian population, our defenders were forced to return fire to suppress the enemy’s firepower,” the People’s Militia of the People’s Republic of Donetsk said.