Donetsk republic reports about armed clashes in Novaya Laspa settlement

Media reports about clashes near the Novaya Laspa settlement in the Telmanovsky region are false, Telmanove administration head Sergey Ivanov told Donetsk News Agency on Monday.

“At night, Ukrainian Armed Forces heavily shelled the settlement. Novaya Laspa remains under the control of the DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic),” Ivanov said.

Several media reported earlier today citing the press service of the military operation in Donbas that Ukrainian forces ousted DPR militia forces from the Novaya Laspa settlement located around 40 kilometers to the south of Donetsk. The settlement is regularly shelled by Ukrainian Armed Forces. Some reports described the incident as Kiev’s “counterattack” against DPR militia forces.