Militants launched 15 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas in last day

Militants reduced intensity of attacks launched on positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in ATO area in Donbas over the past day, having violated ceasefire a total of 15 times. 

This is reported by the ATO press center.

The tensest situation was observed in Luhansk direction, where illegal armed formations used heavy machine guns to shell Ukrainian strongholds near Stanytsia Luhanska (16km north-east of Luhansk). ATO troops in Shchastia (23km north of Luhansk) came under antiaircraft mount fire. In addition, terrorists fired at Ukrainian positions outside Krymske (42.5km north-west of Luhansk), using 82mm mortars.

In Mariupol direction, Russian-backed militants used grenade launchers to launch attacks on Ukrainian strongholds outside Talakivka (20km north-west of Mariupol) and Vodiane (16km north-west of Donetsk).

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