Over the past day, Ukrainian militants engaged the areas of populated localities of the Republic seven times, the DPR PMD’s spokesman Rinat Aygistov reported at a briefing in Donetsk on December 22.

“On the Gorlovka front, the forces of the 58th brigade shelled the village of Gagarin Mine with 82mm mortars.

On the Donetsk front, militants from the 56th, 28th and 92nd brigades opened fire on Zhabichevo, Yasinovataya, the village of Trudovskaya Mine and the Volvo Center with 120mm mortars, anti-aircraft systems, various types of grenade launcher, heavy machine guns and small arms.

On the Mariupol front, the 10th brigade using anti-tank grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms engaged Leninskoye.

Information about the scale of destruction of the civil infrastructure and victims among civilians is being specified,” he said.