DONETSK, March 29. /TASS/. Ukrainian troops have abandoned part of their positions in Semyonovka near Avdeyevka, an adviser to the head of the Donetsk People’s Republic, Igor Kimakovsky, has told TASS.

"There have been confirmations that Ukrainian forces have left many positions in Semyonovka. The enemy was unable to withstand our artillery and air strikes," Kimakovsky said.

He added that strikes on Ukrainian positions in this area inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. Kimakovsky remarked that retreating Ukrainian troops abandoned the bodies of killed soldiers.