Militants launched 19 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas in last day

Militants launched 19 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.

The tensest situation was observed in Luhansk direction, where militants used 120mm mortars, grenade launchers and small arms to shell Ukrainian strongholds near Krymske (42.5km north-west of Luhansk). ATO troops also came under grenade launcher fire outside Novozvanivka (70km west of Luhansk).

In Donetsk direction, illegal armed formations launched attacks on Ukrainian positions near Avdiivka (18km north of Donetsk) and Butovka coal mine (11.4km north-west of Donetsk), using grenade launchers and heavy machine guns.

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