17 Feb 2015 21:25

Battles between DPR, Ukrainian forces claim 6 civilian lives - spokesman

DONETSK. Feb 17 (Interfax) - A military spokesman for the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic said battles between DPR and Ukrainian forces had claimed six civilian lives on Tuesday

"There are battles in progress in Debaltseve. Ukrainian troops are trying to get out of the besieged territory in small groups," senior official Eduard Basurin told reporters.

He said Ukrainian artillery had fired on DPR forces on 73 occasions on Tuesday. "The Donetsk airport was attacked from the vicinity of the villages of Vydne and Opine. Six civilians were killed in the attack," Basurin said.