DPR reports having taken control of several populated localities

DONETSK. March 11 (Interfax) - Forces of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) have developed the offensive and freed a number of populated localities, the DPR territorial defense headquarters said in a statement on Friday.

"We are currently in control of 84 populated localities," the statement said.

According to the statement, the DPR forces have taken control of Trudove, Novotatarivka, Holubivske, Mangush, Berdyansk (Mangush district) and Vodyane (Volodarsk district).