Militants launch 43 attacks on Ukrainian troops

Over the past day, the Russian mercenaries launched 43 attacks on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including 37 attacks in Donetsk direction and five in Mariupol direction.

This is reported by the ATO press center.

"The militants continue using the weapons banned by the Minsk Agreements to fire at our positions near Opytne [11.5km north-west of Donetsk], Avdiyivka [18km north of Donetsk], Luhanske [59km north-east of Donetsk] and Zaitseve [67km north-north-east of Donetsk]," reads the statement.

In addition, the Russian-backed terrorists used small arms, machine guns and grenade launchers of various systems to shell fortifications of the ATO troops near Pisky (12km north-west of Donetsk), Novhorodske (34km north of Donetsk), Troitske (69km west of Luhansk), Krasnohorivka (29 km west of Donetsk), Mayorske (45km north of Donetsk) and Verkhniotoretske (22km north-east of Donetsk).

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