Militants launched 47 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas in last day

21.08.2017 09:30

Ukrinform

Militants launched 47 attacks on positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in ATO area in Donbas over the past day. Two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded and other three were injured.

This is reported by the ATO press center.

In Mariupol direction, militants used grenade launchers and small arms to launch attacks on Ukrainian troops near Vodiane (16km north-west of Donetsk), Krasnohorivka (29 km west of Donetsk), Pavlopol (30 km northeast of Mariupol), Marinka (35 km south-west of Donetsk) and Talakivka (20km north-west of Mariupol). In addition, militants once again fired at residential district of Marinka (35 km south-west of Donetsk).

The tensest situation was observed in Donetsk direction, where illegal armed formations used mortars and grenade launchers to shell Ukrainian positions in the industrial area of Avdiivka (18km north of Donetsk). Militants also used 122 mm artillery to shell Ukrainian positions near Kamyanka (62km south of Donetsk) and Pisky (12km north-west of Donetsk).

In Luhansk direction, ATO troops came under small arms fire in Novooleksandrivka (65km west of Luhansk) and Krymske (42.5km north-west of Luhansk).

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