Donetsk, Sep 8 – DAN. – Ukrainian army lost five soldiers killed and 11 wounded as it perpetrated provocative military actions this week, DPR Operations Command deputy commander Eduard Basurin said on Friday.

"As the result of provocations the enemy lost five soldiers killed and 11 wounded."

He said that a group of Pravyi Sector fighters (Right Sector, a far-right Ukrainian nationalist political and paramilitary group of neofascist ideology) attempted to infiltrate into the 'grey zone' south of Maryinka but was discovered by the servicemen of the 22nd separate motorized infantry battalion of the 92nd separate mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian army, who took nationalists for a sabotage squad and opened fire killing one fighter and injuring four.

Earlier DPR Command reported multiple cases of Ukrainian army units attempting to break through the DPR defense and losing personnel. *ot