The ring around Donetsk

ATO forces liberate new cities in the Donetsk region

During the ATO in the southeast of Ukraine, the volunteers of the Azov battalion, together with the 39th battalion of territorial defense, freed the city of New Light in the Donetsk region from the separatists. This was announced by the deputy commander of the Azov battalion for public relations Igor Mosiychuk. Now the city is under the control of the Ukrainian military. There are fights for Shakhtersk, Torez, Lutugino, the forces of the ATO freed Stepanovka. Ukrainian media publish a map of combat clashes. According to the Ukrainian military, the Russian armed forces provide combat support to the separatists attacking the settlement of the Saur-Mogil.

Earlier it was reported that 18 kilometers from the Ukrainian border recorded Russian military helicopters and aircraft. At 7 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, a camp of the Russian military was set up.

A few days ago, the State Department of the United States published satellite photographs, which, according to American intelligence, indicate shelling of the positions of Ukrainian troops from Russia.

The State Department of the United States announced 27 yuulya satellite pictures, which, according to him, clearly testify to the artillery shelling of the positions of the Ukrainian army from the territory of Russia. The pictures were taken, according to the State Department, July 25-26.

In Gorlovka, Donetsk region, according to official figures , 17 people were killed as a result of military operations, including three children. A three -day mourning has been declared in the city. In Lugansk, five elderly people from the nursing home died as a result of the city shelling, and eight residents of the city were injured. This was reported on Tuesday by the site of the local city council. In total, during the ATO, 93 residents of Lugansk died in the city, 407 people were injured. Due to shelling, 14 residential buildings were damaged.

According to Dmitry Tymchuk, the Coordinator of the Information Resistance group, the situation in the ATO zone remains tense, the separatists are preparing for the defense of Pervomaisk, Alchevsk and Stakhanov are settlements in the Luhansk region.

According to the so -called militia of Novorossia, fierce battles for Shakhtersk continue and near the city of Yasinovataya near Donetsk. The Ukrainian army failed to take control of the Torez, the ATO forces retreated from Saur-Mogila, having lost several units of armored vehicles.

On Monday, in Gorlovka, Donetsk region, 17 people were killed as a result of hostilities, including three children. This was reported by the Department of Health of the Donetsk Regional State Administration. The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Valery Geletey wrote on his Facebook page about the possibility of a technogenic disaster in Gorlovka. According to him, the separatists mined the Styrol concern - one of the largest enterprises in the chemical industry of Ukraine. The correspondent of the Donbass News of Mikhail Bagan talks about the course of the ATO in the Donetsk region:

- Several more settlements were released, in particular, for example, Avdeevka, who is very close to Donetsk. The forces of the ATO entered Shakhtersk, took Gorlovka surrounded. [According to reports on social networks, Avdeevka is not under the control of the Ukrainian army, the battles for Shakhtersk continue.]

The explosion can really lead to a serious technogenic disaster

- The Ukrainian authorities report that the separatists mined Styrol, the largest chemical industry enterprise, and threaten to blow it up in the event of the attack of the Ukrainian military. What is known about this?

- Indeed, there are reports that Styrol is mined. The company, which the plant belongs, reports that the ammonia was removed from the enterprise and the explosion at the factory should not lead to serious consequences. Nevertheless, the Minister of Defense asked the terrorists, turned to them to miss Ukrainian specialists to mine. The explosion can really lead to a serious technogenic disaster.

- It was also reported that the separatists before the attack of the Ukrainian military took hostages, who are also allegedly promised to shoot in case of the offensive ...

- The fact is that in Gorlovka there is one of the most aggressive groups of separatists under the command of Igor Bezler nicknamed Bes. Those methods that they used before, horrify, and therefore no one doubts that they are ready to shoot hostages.

- In recent days, they talk a lot about victims among the civilian population during the ATO in the Donetsk region, blame both separatists and the Ukrainian military. What is the mood in Donetsk?

- First of all, what do people want? They want all this to stop. But at the same time, people are well aware that until the DPR controls at least some piece of land, this will not stop.

The Ukrainian military also report that over the past day 23 participants in a special operation against separatists, including 13 fighters of the Aidar battalion, have died during the battles in the east of the country. Fights are carried out on the approaches to Donetsk. The situation in the city says adviser to the chairman of the Donetsk regional state administration Konstantin Batozsky :

- The economic life of the city is still holding, it is not very violated, the city has food, there are medicines, utilities work for improvement, garbage collection. In this regard, Donetsk lives. According to our estimates, the city left about 20 percent of the population. Of course, these were people who possessed cars.

Therefore, in the city now there are mainly people who are busy in production, and people who are difficult to evacuate. These are pensioners, disabled people and so on

Therefore, people who are mainly engaged in industries are now in the city, and people who are difficult to evacuate. These are pensioners, disabled. The city lives its own life, hostilities sometimes cross the border of the city, clashes, skirmishes occur. It is difficult to say who is fighting, because, in addition to the Ukrainian-Russian war, there are constant skirmishes inside the terrorist gangs themselves, which are operating in Donetsk. The Ukrainian army has not at the moment entered the city. She chose the tactics of squeezing the ring: in order to block communications to the separatists. But at the same time, supporters of the “DPR” are firing from heavy artillery, Grad volley fire systems, and when there are such cases, the army can answer. But at the same time we were assured, and we have no reason not to trust this that the Ukrainian army will not conduct open military operations in the city. Because the scale of destruction is already infinitely large, and no one is interested in the Donetsk citizens.

- Nevertheless, recently, during the ATO in the Donetsk region, a lot of people died, and it is already difficult to figure out whose fault, military or separatists. What do you, as urban authorities, be able to do in order to somehow minimize, minimize losses among the civilian population?

-Firstly, I want to clarify that for the entire time of conduct of hostilities,

About 500 people were delivered for all the time of the fighting from the beginning of the ATO to the morgues of the Donetsk region

From the beginning of the ATO, about 500 people were delivered to the morgues of the Donetsk region. At that time, about a thousand injuries were injured. It is clear that we do not divide the victims into our own and strangers, we provide assistance to everyone. As for the number of losses, it is incorrect to say that in the last days there has been a certain rapid growth. In fact, as a result of combat clashes, about the same number of victims enter the hospitals every day. As for the city, for those who wanted to leave, the regional administration found places for temporary or permanent placement of people as inside the region - in those areas that are free from the ATO, this is about 65 percent of the region - in neighboring areas. This was the first measure. The second measure: we held an inspection of absolutely all the bomb shelters of the city of Donetsk, and today all the houses in the city are equipped with ads, which indicate where the nearest bomb shelter is located. In this regard, prevention is carried out. Ads are made on the radio. We do everything in our power to protect citizens. Unfortunately, this does not always succeed. And we are forced to state that, for example, in Gorlovka, most of the victims occurred due to the fact that people did not heed the recommendations, did not go down to the basements, went on a day off to the city, to the city park, and this caused a large number of victims in Gorlovka, ”said Konstantin Botozsky.

Earlier it was reported that one of the leaders of the so -called DPR Alexander Borodai left the ATO zone in the Donetsk region. It is replaced by Vladimir Antyufeev. The beard went to Russia allegedly to accompany the wounded, his associates report.