DONETSK, October 23. /TASS/. Ukraine suffered roughly 20 military losses on Sunday as its troops attempted to counterattack Russian positions northwest of Donetsk, Yan Gagin, adviser to Head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin, told TASS.

"On Sunday, the enemy failed an attempt at counterattacking northwest of Donetsk, as Ukraine’s armed forced sustained losses <…>. Overall, roughly 20 troops and several pieces of [military] hardware were destroyed in Russian artillery fire," Gagin specified.

Last weekend, at least five Ukrainian strongholds were wiped out in this segment of the front, he added.