Donetsk, Apr 27 - DAN. Five people were killed and another ten were wounded by Ukrainian army strikes at the Donetsk People’s Republic territory over the past week, DPR Operations Command deputy commander Eduard Basurin said on Friday.

“Ukrainian invaders’ strikes killed three civilians and wounded another nine,” Basurin said. “Also, one DPR serviceman was wounded and another two were killed.”

Basurin added that more than 20 houses have been damaged or destroyed by Ukrainian forces fire over the past week.

On Friday morning, two DPR servicemen were killed on the southern stretch of the front as they were rebuffing a Ukrainian commandoes’ breakthrough attempt.*jk