Donbas militants conducted 56 attacks on Ukrainian army positions in the past 24 hours, mostly in the Donetsk sector, the anti-terrorist operation press center said on Facebook on Friday.

It said 33 shelling incidents occurred in the Donetsk sector, 21 in the Mariupol sector, and two in the Luhansk sector.

Militants used 82mm mortars, various types of grenade launchers, anti-aircraft guns, large-caliber machineguns and small arms to fire on Avdiyivka in the Donetsk sector, the report said.

In addition, militants fired 82mm mortars on Troyitske and Mayorsk. Ukrainian army fortifications in Maryinka, Vodiane and Krasnohorivka and positions near Pavlopil, Shyrokyne and Hnutove came under militant attacks.

Militants fired grenade launchers on Lopaskyne in the Luhansk sector, the report said.