Over the past 24 hours, the armed forces of Ukraine violated the ceasefire regime five times, spokesman for the DPR People’s Militia Directorate Oleg Nikitin reported during the briefing in Donetsk on July 21.

On the Gorlovka front, militants of the 35th brigade armed with 120mm and 82mm mortars, rocket launchers, large-caliber machine guns and small arms opened fire at Shirokaya Balka and the village of Mine 6/7. A residential building at 4 Zabaikalskaya Street is damaged as the result of the attack.

On the Donetsk front, the 54th and 57th brigades armed with 120mm and 82mm mortars shelled the village of Oktyabrskaya Mine. The Vasilyevka Pump Station was attacked by mortars as well. Its workers were forced to take cover in the shelter and were not hurt.

DPR People’s Militia units responded adequately and repelled the enemy’s fire activity. Enemy losses: one dead and one seriously wounded.

All information about the terrorist attacks committed by the armed forces of Ukraine was sent to representatives of international organizations stationed in the Republic and to the DPR Prosecutor General’s Office for inclusion in criminal cases initiated against brigade commanders Palas, Maistrenko and Mishanchuk.