11:01 27.04.2015

Ukraine says its positions pounded with shells, rockets by militants

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Ukraine says its positions pounded with shells, rockets by militants

Militants opened fire on Ukrainian positions on 24 occasions during the 18 hours from midnight to 6 p.m. on Saturday, said the press center for the anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine.

"Between 03:20 and 03:30 hours there was a clash near the populated area of Pisky with an enemy and scout group. The Ukrainian troops forced the enemy to retreat. Also in the vicinity of Pisky, criminals launched four attacks on the positions of Counterterrorist Operation forces with the use of a 120-millimeter mortar. The same type of weapon was used … against Ukrainian forces near the villages of Hranitne and Popasna, and twice not far from Avdiyivka," the center said in a statement.

"In Donetsk region, criminals fired 40 and 20 rockets between 01:10 and 01:15 hours and between 02:10 and 02:20 hours respectively on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near the village of Hranitne. Besides, for the second time over the past week, bandit groups attacked civilians with Grad rockets. Between 02:30 and 02:35 hours militants fired 20 rockets from a BM-21 Grad system on the populated area of Starohnativka in Volnovakha district," it said.

There were no attacks in Luhansk region, the center said.

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