Avakov: On Monday, the separatists lost 30 people killed

More than 30 separatists were killed during an anti -terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine. This was announced by the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Arsen Avakov. The losses of government forces amounted to four people killed and 20 wounded.

According to the minister, there are citizens of Russia among the dead and detained separatists. “There are a lot of Crimeans, there are also Russians. Today there were Chechens,” Avakov noted.

Avakov emphasized that "the Ukrainian military cannot shoot at the civilian population" than. Separatists are actively using this, firing from the back of the inhabitants.

“We have been destroyed methodically. We have no adequate special forces. What is happening now is combat coordination, the first in many years. We see who is who. Who is a simulator, who refuses, who plays. And who is not afraid. Understand and help,” he added.

On Monday, the unit of the Ukrainian army and the National Guard continued to block Slavyansk . The main clashes occurred during the day when a large group of separatists tried to break through the city.

Ukrainian aviation destroyed the armored train separatists in Slavyansk. The armored train was made up of converted carbon car cars. The day before, the separatists cut out the loopholes of the loopholes for fire wagons. On Monday, the separatists from a large-caliber machine gun shot down the Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopter. The car fell into a pond, which saved the pilots of life. The operational brigade of the anti -terrorism center delivered them to the camp.

The head of the separatists in Slavyansk Igor Girkin (Strelkov), said in an interview with RIA Novosti that, "if there is no support, we will be destroyed." According to him, the Ukrainian authorities pulled forces to the city, several times superior to the forces of the militants. Girkin also denied information about the arrival of the Volunteers from Crimea and Chechnya to the city, saying that "they did not see them."