This was announced by the deputy head of the People's Militia Department of the DPR Eduard Basurin.
“We are sorry to inform you that as a result of shelling by the Ukrainian security forces, two defenders of our republic were killed.
We express our sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims, ”he is quoted by the Donetsk news agency.
Earlier, Basurin, in an interview with RT journalist Ilya Vasyunin, said that the escalation of the conflict from Kiev began in early March.