The Donbas militants have shelled Ukrainian government forces' positions 50 times over the past 24 hours, including 42 times in the Donetsk sector, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) in eastern Ukraine reported on its Facebook account on Saturday.

In particular, the militants fired 76 mines using mortars of various calibers upon Ukrainian Donbasarmed forces' strongholds near Chermalyk and Zaitseve; they also shelled Krasnohorivka, Mayorsk, and Starohnativka, it said.

The militants also used grenade launchers, machineguns, and small arms to attack government forces' positions near Avdiyivka, Pisky, Luhanske, Zaitseve, Mayorsk, Troyitske, Popasna, and Bohuslavske, the press center said.