12:36 24.08.2016

Ukrainian army reports 48 attacks on its positions in Donbas

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Ukrainian army reports 48 attacks on its positions in Donbas

Ukrainian army positions in Donbas came under 48 attacks in the past 24 hours, the press center of the anti-terrorist operation staff said on Facebook on Wednesday morning.

A total of 19 shelling incidents were observed in the Donetsk sector, 22 in the Mariupol sector, and another seven in the Luhansk sector, the report said.

In the Donetsk sector, over 70 shots were fired from 122mm artillery weapons on Ukrainian army positions in Zaitseve and Dacha, in addition to 40 shots fired from 152mm artillery north of Krasnohorivka.

Ukrainian army positions near Avdiyivka came under attack of 120mm and 82mm mortars, various types of grenade launchers, large-caliber machineguns and small arms, and 120mm mortars were actively used in Semyhirya and Nevelske. Attacks on Svitlodarsk, Luhanske and Troitske were conducted by use of 82mm mortars and large-caliber machineguns, and grenade launchers of various types and large-caliber machineguns were fired in Verkhnotoretske. Automatic mounted grenade launchers were engaged in attacks near Mayorsk and Svitlodarsk. Infantry combat vehicles and 120mm mortars were used near Luhanske.

In the Mariupol sector, 122mm artillery bombarded Myrne and 122mm weapons fired on positions in Syonitne in the morning; some 50 152mm projectiles were fired on Ukrainian fortifications near Talakivka after dark. Ukrainian army positions repeatedly came under fire of 120mm mortars in Maryinka and Vodiane. Krasnohorivka saw use of 82mm mortars, large-caliber machineguns fired on Maryinka and Novotroitske, grenade launchers were used in Mykolaivka and Vodyane, and small arms were fired in Starohnativka. Grenade launchers and large-caliber machineguns fired on Ukrainian army positions in Shyrokyne, and an infantry combat vehicle operated near Hnutove.

In the Luhansk sector, 82mm mortars and automatic mounted grenade launchers fired on Krymske. Grenade launchers were used in Novozvanivka and Zolote, large-caliber machineguns in Novooleksandrivka, and small arms in Lopaskyne. A sniper was active near Zolote and Novooleksandrivka.

A drone was thrice seen flying over the past day.

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