Ukrainian army positions in Donbas came under 57 attacks on Wednesday, July 6, the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters wrote on Facebook on Thursday morning.

"The Russian occupation forces continue shelling the ATO positions. Fifty-seven barrage incidents were observed in the past 24 hours, including 30 in the Donetsk sector alone, there were 16 attacks in the Mariupol sector, and 11 in the Luhansk sector," the report said.

Ukrainian positions in the Donetsk sector were shelled by 120mm mortars in the villages of Troitske and Novoselivka Druha, and the town of Avdiyivka. Troops stationed near the villages of Verkhniotoretske and Novhorodske, and Avdiyivka came under 82mm mortar attacks.

The village of Lebedynske in the Mariupol sector was bombarded by 152mm artillery guns, while 120mm and 82mm mortars were used near the village of Shyrokyne. Weapons of infantry combat vehicles and an anti-tank rocket system were fired near the village of Novohryhorivka. Sniper activity was observed near the town of Maryinka, the report said.

Ukrainian army positions near the town of Popasna and the villages of Novo-Oleksandrivka, Bohuslavske and Novozvanivka in the Luhansk sector came under random fire of 82mm mortars and grenade launchers as provocation to make Ukrainian troops fire back.