Over the past 24 hours, the armed formations of Ukraine engaged the populated localities of the Republic three times, official representative of the DPR PMD Oleg Nikitin reported at the briefing on January 16.

“On the Donetsk front, militants of the 92nd and 128th brigades fired with IFV guns and automatic grenade launchers at the localities of Kashtanovoye and Elenovka.

On the Mariupol front, militants of the 10th mountain assault brigade fired at Sakhanka with heavy machine guns.

Information on the destroyed civilian infrastructure and casualties among civilians is being specified,” Oleg Nikitin said.