Over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian military have freed two villages near Donetsk from unlawful armed groups, spokesman for the Information and Analytical Center of the National Security and Defense Council Andriy Lysenko has said.

"Over the past 24 hours, the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) forces, which are holding constant offensive, have freed two villages located near Donetsk. These are Krasnohorivka and Staromyhailovka," he said at a briefing on Saturday.

Lysenko also said that the National Guard troops were maintaining order near the town of Antratsyt, detecting and neutralizing the remains of the gangs in the newly liberated Kramatorsk.