DONETSK. Oct 27 (Interfax) - Donetsk is verifying reports that the Ukrainian Armed Forces have used Bayraktar Turkish strike drones in Donbas, and this information is yet to be confirmed, the Foreign Ministry of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) said in a statement on Wednesday.
"We are currently verifying information about the possible use of Turkish-made unmanned aerial vehicles by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. There is no confirmation of this fact yet," the DPR Foreign Ministry said.
Kyiv said earlier that the Ukrainian army had used a Bayraktar Turkish-made strike drone in Donbas for the first time.