In the morning, the people's militia of Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, after hostilities to repel the aggression of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of the republics, mobilized and created groupings of troops. Igor Konashenkov, the Official Representative of the Russian Defense Ministry announced.
“At present, they have launched a counteroffensive with fire support of the Russian Armed Forces. They have broken through the front line of the echeloned, well-equipped defence of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The grouping of troops of the Donetsk People's Republic, advancing on Volnovakha, advanced up to three kilometers, and the grouping of the Lugansk People's Republic, advancing in the direction of Shchastia settlement, crossed Seversky Donets and advanced one and a half kilometers. Now Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics troops are fighting and inflicting fire damage to the enemy.
The units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue shelling the peaceful cities of Donbass. There are casualties among the civilian population of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics.
Russian Armed Forces do not carry out any missile, air or artillery strikes on the cities of Ukraine.
The servicemen of the border service of Ukraine did not resist the Russian units.
Reconnaissance data show that separate units and servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are leaving their positions, abandoning their weapons. The positions of the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine that laid down their arms are not subject to strikes.
The high-precision weapons of the Russian Armed Forces disable only military infrastructure, air defence facilities, military airfields, and aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine”, the official said.
