A Ukrainian forces tank drives to take up a position on Sunday amid government-rebel clashes in Ilovaysk, near Donetsk
As of the morning of August 20th the 'Donbas' battalion continues its heroic fight at Ilovaisk.
It is reported by Censor.NET citing the press service of the 'Donbas' volunteer battalion on Facebook.
"Despite yesterday's losses, the Donbas does not cease the defense. The Ukrainian servicemen remain in control of two thirds of the city. We assure you, the Donbass will not back down until a complete capture of Ilovaisk," the battalion notes.
In addition it is reported that the illegal armed formations Vostok and Oplot came to help the terrorists.
"Also, during the enemy's attempt to bring into the city 5 units of armored vehicles, 2 units of BM-21 'Grad' multiple rocket launchers were destroyed by the Donbass fighters. The units of the Armed Forces came to help the battalion," the statement said.
Ukrinform: 20. August 2014
Government forces clearing Ilovaisk of snipers
Militia snipers hold the line against advancing men of "Donbas", “Azov” and “Shahtersk” battalions keeping them away of complete seizing of Ilovaisk.
KYIV, August 20 - Ukrainian troops are continuing to clear the town of Ilovaisk of terrorists, and the fighting does not stop.
An adviser to the Ukrainian interior minister, Zorian Shkiriak, said this at a briefing on Tuesday, a Ukrinform correspondent reported.
"Ukrainian military are actively clearing Ilovaisk of militants. They are working out the administrative part of the town with high-rise buildings, where sniper teams may stay," Shkiriak said.
He said that militants had tried to send reinforcements to Ilovaisk: "Our military have not allowed terrorists to get reinforcements and killed a great number of Oplot militants."
Censor.NET: 20. August 2014
'Donbas' Battalion detained 8 separatists who were sent to support the separatist in Ilovaisk
Among the detained, there is an interesting person - Yuriy Yurchenko. Advisor to the Ministry of Internal Affairs Anton Herashchenko writes about it on his Facebook page, Censor.NET informs.
"Yuriy Yurchenko (Paris) is a playwright, actor, poet, laureate of international contests, the president of the Theater Association «LES SAISONS RUSSES» ("Russian Seasons"), France.
Yuri Yurchenko worked as a translator into French of appeals and news of the terrorists, as he pputs it, to "break the information blockade of Novorossia in French-speaking countries of the European Union." He was personally acquainted with Pavel Gubarev. We can say that this lost soul is a kind of a singer or poet of the DPR's terrorism," Herashchenko writes.
"I think that Yuriy Yurchenko is a lost and poisoned soul of Putin's propaganda like thousands of other Russian who came to save Donbas from the mythical and invented threats...
Yuriy Yurchenko, like other prisoners, including a Slovak citizen detained yesterday, will be handed over to the authorities, when Ilovaisk will be finally liberated from the terrorists. T he court will determine his guilt and degree of responsibility," Herashchenko added.
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