The DPR forces repelled the AFU attack, the area of the clash is still being shelled with mortars.

‘Today the Ukrainian army suffered losses during the attack on the DPR position near the village of Leninskoye (to the south of Donetsk). The enemy’s preliminary losses are one infantry fighting vehicle hit and 5 Ukrainian soldiers destroyed.’

The Vice-commander also confirmed the information from the Head of the DPR that near Donetsk, where the flight of any aircraft is strictly forbidden by the Minsk Agreements, the DPR army had hit a Ukrainian helicopter.