Ukrainian government forces took full control of the village of Mykolaivka near Sloviansk in Donetsk region by July 4 evening, taking about 50 militiamen prisoner, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said.
‘Mykolaivka is completely under our control! About 50 militants who laid down their weapons have been taken prisoner,’ Avakov wrote on Facebook around 6 p.m. on July 4.
Earlier, Avakov said that the fight with militants lasted over eight hours.
