MOSCOW, June 5 (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry on Monday said Ukraine had launched an attack in the eastern Donetsk region. Below is the full text of the statement. "The enemy's goal was to break through our defenses on the most vulnerable, in its opinion, sector of the front. "The commander of the combined group of troops - the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Army General Gerasimov V.V. Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge, editing by David Ljunggren and Diane CraftOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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Persons: Gerasimov V.V, Guy Faulconbridge, David Ljunggren, Diane Craft Organizations: Armed Forces, Staff of, Russian Federation , Army, Thomson Locations: MOSCOW, Ukraine, Donetsk, South Donetsk