Militants launched 48 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas in last day

Militants launched 48 attacks on positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in ATO area in Donbas over the past day.

This is reported by the ATO press center.

In Mariupol direction, militants used 82mm mortars to shell Ukrainian positions outside Marinka (35 km south-west of Donetsk) and 122mm to fire at Ukrainian servicemen near Krasnohorivka (29 km west of Donetsk). Illegal armed formations also launched attacks on ATO troops outside Shyrokyne (20km east of Mariupol), Vodiane (16km north-west of Donetsk), Pavlopol (30 km northeast of Mariupol), Hnutove (19km north-west of Mariupol) and Novotroitske (32km south of Donetsk), using grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms.

In Donetsk direction, the tensest situation was again observed near Avdiivka (18km north of Donetsk), where the enemy launched attacks, using 82mm mortars, grenade launchers and small arms. ATO troops also came under grenade launcher fire near Pisky (12km north-west of Donetsk).

In Luhansk direction, Ukrainian positions outside Krymske (42.5km north-west of Luhansk) and Katerynivka (64km west of Luhansk) came under 82mm mortar and grenade launcher fire. Militants also used heavy machine guns and anti-tank grenade launcher to fire at Ukrainian strongholds outside Troitske (69km west of Luhansk).

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