Militants launch 94 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas in last day

06.02.2017 09:34

Ukrinform

Militants launched 94 attacks on positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in ATO area in Donbas over the past day. Five Ukrainian soldiers were wounded, another one was injured.

This is reported by the ATO press center.

In Mariupol direction, the enemy used mortars to shell Krasnohorivka (29 km west of Donetsk), Pavlopol (30 km northeast of Mariupol), Marinka (35 km south-west of Donetsk), Vodiane (16km north-west of Donetsk), Shyrokyne (20km east of Mariupol), Hnutove (19km north-west of Mariupol).

In Luhansk direction, militants fired at Novozvanivka (70km west of Luhansk) and Popasna (90 km north-west of Luhansk), using mortars. Ukrainian positions in Krymske (42.5km north-west of Luhansk), Troitske (69km west of Luhansk), and Novooleksandrivka (65km west of Luhansk) came under grenade launcher and small arms fire.

In Donetsk direction, Russian-backed militants used tanks, 120mm and 82mm mortars, grenade launchers, and small arms to launch numerous attacks on ATO troops near Pisky (12km north-west of Donetsk), Avdiivka (18km north of Donetsk), Kamyanka (62km south of Donetsk), Zaitseve (67km north-north-east of Donetsk), Novhorodske (34km north of Donetsk), Luhanske (59km north-east of Donetsk).

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