The car of the Lugansk People"s Republic police chief in Donbass was exploded killing two people including the chief of the LPR People"s Militia Office.

The local prosecutor"s office qualified the incident as "a terrorist act" and blamed the attack on Ukrainian militants.
The situation in Donbass has escalated over the past few days, in particular near the town of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region, where clashes between Kiev forces and the troops of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) have intensified. The conflicting parties have both accused each other of initiating the violence.

A spokesperson of the DPR’s Office of Ombudsman said on Friday that over 30 people have been killed and more than 80 others, including 47 civilians, have been injured in the republic as a result of violence this year.