Ukrainian army claims to have killed 200 rebels in Donetsk
[links()]On November 7, the press service of the Ukrainian army said that November 6 was the bloodiest day for the rebel forces in the East when they lost "up to 200" fighters in clashes with government forces at the airport in the city of Donetsk.
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| Ukrainian soldiers clash with separatist forces ahead of parliamentary elections near the village of Bugas in Donetsk on October 25. (Photo: AFP/ VNA) |
In a statement posted on its official Facebook page, the agency said: “These gunmen were eliminated by artillery fire after they shelled the positions of Ukrainian soldiers in the area of Donetsk airport yesterday (November 6).”
In a related development, Ukrainian Security and Defense Council spokesman Andrei Lysenko announced that increased fighting in the Donetsk and Lugansk regions has left five government soldiers dead and 16 wounded in the past 24 hours.
He stressed that in the past day, rebel forces have been significantly reinforced when soldiers and equipment “crossed the border from Russia” into Ukraine.
In response to the statement, the separatists' press service accused the Ukrainian army of preparing to launch a new offensive./.
According to VietnamPlus
