The pro-Russian separatist group calling itself the Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) announced fresh gains towards the key Ukrainian port city of Mariupol today, as government forces reported the rebels were indeed preparing to move in on the city.
A spokesman for DNR told Russian news agency RIA Novosti that the separatists had today taken two towns situated inside the mutually agreed buffer zone, bringing them closer to the northern extremities of the port city of Mariupol, which is the second largest city in the Donetsk region.
“Yesterday evening we liberated Pishtevik and Pavlopol near Mariupol. The national guard was unable to affirm …read more
Source: Newsweek
