Ukraine's Armed Forces have taken control of Savur-Mohyla in Donetsk region, Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant-General Viktor Muzhenko, has reported to President Petro Poroshenko.

"Savur-Mohyla is a strategic height on the border of Luhansk, Donetsk regions and Rostov region of Russia, from which terrorists fired on Ukrainian military and a number of settlements, in particular, Marynivka," the press service of the head of state reported on Monday.

Poroshenko said he was confident that the Armed Forces would fulfill their tasks with honor, and that a peaceful life would soon be restored in the liberated territories.