Ukrainian army positions in Donbas came under 48 attacks in the past 24 hours, the army operation press center said on Facebook on Friday morning.

"For instance, 18 attacks were observed in the Donetsk sector, 21 in the Mariupol sector, and nine in the Luhansk sector," the report said.

Approximately 170 heavy artillery shots were fired in the Donetsk sector. Ukrainian positions near Avdiyivka thrice came under attack of 152mm and 122mm self-propelled artillery weapons, and 152mm guns were fired on Arkhanhelske. Mortar, grenade launcher and machinegun attacks continued on the contact line between Avdiyivka and the northern outskirts of Horlivka. An unmanned aerial vehicle was seen flying over Ukrainian positions near the Avdiyivka industrial zone. Infantry combat vehicles were engaged in attacks near Luhanske and Kirove.

In the Mariupol sector, grenade launchers, large-caliber machineguns and small arms were used in Maryinka, Shyrokyne and Vodiane, and 82mm mortars were fired in Maryinka and Hnutove. Ukrainian fortifications in Pavlopil and Novomykhailivka were shelled by 120mm mortars. Armored vehicles were seen near Maryinka.

The truce was complied with in the daytime in the Luhansk sector. Automatic mounted grenade launchers were fired in Novooleksandrivka, large-caliber machineguns were used in Troitske, and the use of small arms was observed near Novozvanivka and Zolote. Mortars and grenade launchers attacked Ukrainian positions in Stanitsa Luhanska, and infantry combat vehicles were used twice.