“On the territory of the Donetsk People’s Republic, a grouping of troops from the DPR and LPR, with fire support from the Russian Armed Forces, liberated 241 settlements, including Disputed,” the report says.

Earlier, the head of the Donetsk People's Republic, Denis Pushilin, said that the corps of the DPR and LPR were moving to the Donetsk direction.

On July 3, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin on the liberation of the Luhansk People's Republic.