Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian militants fired on the localities of the Republic seven times, firing the total of 21 munitions, official representative of the DPR People’s Militia Directorate Rinat Aigistov reported at the briefing in Donetsk on December 5.

  • On the Gorlovka front, militants of the 59th brigade fired on Dolomitnoye with 120mm mortars.
  • On the Donetsk front, from the positions of the 28th, 56th and 92nd brigades, Vasilievka, Krutaya Balka, Spartak, Alexandrovka and the Trudovskaya mine’s village were fired on with IFV guns, portable anti-tank grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms.
  • On the Mariupol front, militants of the 10th brigade opened fire on Bezymennoye with 120mm mortars.

One defender of the Republic was killed as a result of the Ukrainian shelling. Information on the damage to civilian infrastructure and casualties among the civilian population is being specified.