The message was published in the Telegram channel of the People's Militia.

It is also reported that during the day, areas of six settlements of the DPR were shelled. 

One civilian was injured as a result of the shelling.

“Since the beginning of the current day, our servicemen have destroyed 22 Ukrainian nationalists, three firing positions of 120-mm mortars, two armored vehicles and two trucks,” the DPR defense department said.

Earlier, the DPR reported that the Ukrainian military shelled the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, firing four shells with a caliber of 122 mm.