Donetsk reports death of 5th servicemen this week

DONETSK. June 24 (Interfax) - A serviceman of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) has been killed in a drone attack of the Ukrainian army, the DPR mission to the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) said.

"The Ukrainian army's drone delivered a strike on DPR militia positions near Staromykhailivka at 10:25 a.m. A soldier of the republic was killed as an unknown explosive device was dropped," the mission said on Thursday.

It was reported on Monday that four DPR servicemen were killed and five were injured as a result of a Ukrainian army attack on DPR positions on the outskirts of Donetsk.