Donetsk, Aug 15 - DAN. Two DPR militiamen were killed in shelling by Ukrainian forces over  the past 24 hours, the Republic’s Operations Command deputy commander Eduard Basurin said on Tuesday.

“Two militiamen were killed as they were defending the Republic,” Basurin said.

A resident of Sakhanka village in DPR south  was wounded on Monday evening as Kiev forces shelled the area.

Ukrainian forces violated the ceasefire 64 times over the past 24 hours shelling 17 DPR settlements. *jk