Militants shell Ukrainian troops 47 times over past day

The militants launched 47 attacks on the ATO positions in eastern Ukraine over past day. The attacks were mainly aimed.

This is reported by the ATO press center.

"The vast number of ceasefire violations was recorded in the suburbs of Donetsk and Horlivka. The terrorists used grenade launchers of various systems and heavy machine guns to shell Ukrainian positions in Opytne [11.5km north-west of Donetsk], Pisky [12km north-west of Donetsk], Troitske [69km west of Luhansk], Zaitseve [67km north-north-east of Donetsk], Novhorodske [34km north of Donetsk] and Luhanske [59km north-east of Donetsk]. In addition, the enemy used 82mm mortars to fire at Marinka (35 km south-west of Donetsk) and Opytne," reads the statement.

In Luhansk direction, the militants used small arms to shell Ukrainian positions outside Trokhizbenka (33km north-west of Luhansk).

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