MOSCOW, March 25. /TASS/. One militia fighter was killed and seven more were injured in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) over the past 24 hours in shellings by Ukrainian forces, a source in DPR law enforcement agencies said on Friday.

"Over the last 24 hours, one person was killed and seven more were injured in DPR security agencies as a result of shellings by Ukrainian forces," Donetsk News Agency quoted the source as saying.

Militia fighters sustained shrapnel wounds, the source said adding that they received necessary medical help.