REUTERS
The Ukrainian army has prevented an attempt by Russian-backed militants to penetrate the lines of Ukrainian forces near the village of Novotoshkivske in Luhansk region, head of the Information Resistance group Dmytro Tymchuk wrote on his Facebook page on Thursday.
"On the outskirts of the village of Novotoshkivske, a militant group of 20-22 people tried to cross the front line and penetrate the tactical rearward positions of the Ukrainian armed forces. The attempt was thwarted by the fire from Ukrainian troops," he said.
According to Tymchuk, the militants attacked Ukrainian forces with AGS-17 Plamya automatic grenade launchers and anti-aircraft guns.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Russian-backed militants in the Donbas attacked Ukrainian army positions in the area of the city of Donetsk from 1800 last night.