16 May 2014 10:03

Shootout reported near Ukraine National Guard checkpoint in Mariupol

KYIV. May 16 (Interfax) - A checkpoint manned by Ukrainian National Guard soldiers was attacked in Mariupol, Donetsk region, Channel 5 reporter Irina Herasimova has said.

The Channel 5 television station's crew working near the checkpoint was caught up in a shootout between the Ukrainian National Guard and those who attacked its checkpoint.

"The shootout erupted at around 10:00 p.m. on Thursday and continued for about 15 minutes," Herasimova said on her Facebook page last night.

According to the journalist, the attack using automatic weapons was launched from the direction of the city.

None of the National Guard soldiers and the Channel 5 crew was killed or injured.