97 soldiers of "Donbas" battalion have broken the siege near Ilovaisk, Donetsk region, Anton Heraschenko, advisor to the Ukrainian interior minister, wrote on Facebook.
He said the ongoing negotiations on the exchange of prisoners are underway .The battalion is being replenished by soldiers and heavy machinery. As the head of the Interior Ministry adviser Anton Heraschenko said, soldiers of the "Donbass" battalion will be presented to awards for the military action in Ilovaysk.