The Ukrainian government says its forces have repelled a recent tank assault by pro-Russia fighters in troubled eastern Ukraine.
According to the reports, Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko said on Monday that about “200 insurgents used tanks to storm” Novolaspa village in Donetsk region in a pre-dawn raid. The village is located halfway between the regional capital of Donetsk and the Kiev-held port of Mariupol.
The presidency noted that the Ukrainian forces “gave a fitting rebuff and repelled all the attacks.”
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has described the incident as “a dangerous indication of a further escalation to come.”
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Source: Iran English Radio
