MELITOPOL, December 16. /TASS/. Russian troops repelled several attempts by the Ukrainian armed forces to counterattack in the village of Novy Komar north of Velyka Novosyolka in the People’s Republic of Donetsk (DPR), Vladimir Rogov, Vladimir Rogov, chairman of the Russian Civic Chamber’s commission on sovereignty, patriotic projects and veteran support, told TASS.

"In Novy Komar, half of the village is under the control of Russian troops. There were several attempts by the Ukrainian armed forces to counterattack from Novoocherevatoye, all of them were repelled with significant losses for the enemy," he said.

Rogov noted that the situation on this section of the contact line had improved after Russian aviation destroyed the crossing over the Mokrye Yaly River, through which the Ukrainian armed forces were transporting reinforcements to storm Novy Komar.