ATO forces repelled the attack of militants

The Ukrainian military announced the transition to the counterattack in the area of ​​the village of Staronatovka after the reflection of the night attack, RBC reports . They occupied the heights that were previously controlled by the militias.

As stated in the message of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, on Monday night after massive artillery training, the DPR militants with the support of 10 tanks and 10 BMPs began an advance at the supporting point 72th separate mechanized Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces.

The Ukrainian command notified the representatives of the OSCE and proceeded to response, in particular, it was decided to bring artillery to the fire positions to repel the attack. "Thanks to the measures taken, decisive and professional actions of military personnel of the 72nd separate mechanized brigade, the enemy was stopped and thrown back by two to three kilometers," the department said. ​

The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine urged the Russian authorities to take measures due to the threat of disruption of a truce in the Donbass, Ukrainian Pravda reports. "On behalf of the President of Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately informs the current Chairman of the OSCE, the member states of the Norman format, the EU and NATO about the exacerbation of the situation in the Donbass and the threat of disruption of the plan of peaceful settlement," the ministry said.

In the self -proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, Interfax said that they did not lead any military operations against the Ukrainian security forces. "Kyiv accuses us at the beginning of the offensive, but at the same time he declares the capture of strategic heights, so who then went on the offensive?" - said the Deputy Minister of Defense of the DPR Eduard Basurin.

In turn, the ATO spokesman Anatoly Stelmakh said that in the Mariupol direction under the Novolaspi, the Ukrainian military repelled the attack of militants, positional battles were ongoing in the area.

On Sunday night in Donetsk, unknown people burned four cars of the OSCE special monitoring mission. "Tonight, near the SMM office in Donetsk, four armored vehicles of the OSCE was destroyed, allegedly, in arson. The mission condemns such actions," the mission said. The OSCE emphasized that at present there are no plans to withdraw observers from Donetsk.