11:32 06.01.2016

Donbas militants open fire on Ukrainian troops 23 times in past 24 hours

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Donbas militants open fire on Ukrainian troops 23 times in past 24 hours

The situation in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) zone in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, escalated on Tuesday evening after militants had broken the truce 14 times from 18:00 local time on Tuesday to midnight, the ATO press center reported on Facebook on Wednesday morning.

The most attacks on Ukrainian positions were registered along the so-called Svitlodarska Duha, the stretch between the militant-controlled town of Horlivka and the town of Svitlodarsk in Donetsk region. Specifically, the attackers used large-caliber guns and firearms to open fire on Ukrainian troops who are serving in the villages of Novhorodske, Zaitseve, Myronivske, Luhanske, and Troyitske.

Additionally, Ukrainian strong points near Luhanske came under random fire from automatic grenade launchers and the positions to the south of Troyitske came under fire twice from anti-tank grenade launchers.

"The biggest military provocation was an attack on the ATO forces deployed near the village of Mayorsk," the report says. "Kremlin-backed mercenaries were shelling from 82mm mortars and grenade launchers of different types for half an hour."

The militants used firearms and a surface-to-air missile system to open random fire on the village of Pisky near the ruined Donetsk airport.

A total of 23 attacks on Ukrainian positions by the militants were recorded in the past 24 hours.

Since the beginning of Wednesday, militants only once attacked Pisky, it was at about 04:00 in the morning.

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