“In the Gorlovka direction on March 1, 2022, militants of the 1st battalion of the 95th air assault brigade, with forces up to a company, under the cover of artillery fire, attempted to capture our positions in the area of ​​the settlement.

Bessarabka.

During the battle, the enemy suffered losses and was forced to retreat, ”the military department of the republic said.

As a result of an attempted attack, four servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were killed, three more were injured.

Also, the loss of personnel of the People's Militia of the DPR was recorded - two soldiers were killed, several more were captured.

The official representative of the People's Militia of the DPR, Eduard Basurin, previously announced the blockade of Mariupol.

On March 2, the Russian army took control of the Ukrainian city of Kherson.