Militants launch 52 attacks on ATO troops in eastern Ukraine

The situation in the ATO area remains tense but controlled. The pro-Russian mercenaries continue to ignore the Minsk Agreements and shell the positions of the ATO troops using heavy weapons.

This is reported by the ATO press center.

"The enemy launched 52 attacks on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine over the past day. Most of them, 38, were launched in Donetsk direction," reads the statement.

In particular, the militants used 82mm and 120mm mortars, grenade launchers of different systems and small arms to shell Avdiyivka (18km north of Donetsk), Marinka (35 km south-west of Donetsk), Mayorske (45km north of Donetsk), Zaitseve (67km north-north-east of Donetsk) and Luhanske (59km north-east of Donetsk).

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