'DPR' associate apprehended in Donetsk region, - Ministry of Internal Affairs. VIDEO

The police officers of the Donetsk region apprehended a scout of militants in the frontline village of Berezove.

The 'DPR' associate turned out to be a 51-year-old woman involved in killing Ukrainian soldiers in the Volnovakha district, Censor.NET reports citing the Department of Communications of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.

The woman joined the militants in August 2014. She directed militants' artillery in Marinka, Berezove, Taramchuk, Stepne, Solodke and Novotroitske until November 2016.

She says she was forced to scout. According to her, she was trying to get her son out of the 'DPR' army. She came to the representatives of the "Ministry of State Security of the DPR" and asked for help. The militants agreed, but on their own terms.