Ukrainian army positions in Donbas have come under 75 attacks in the past 24 hours, the army operation press center said on Facebook on Wednesday morning.

"A total of 24 ceasefire violations were observed in the Donetsk sector, 25 in the Mariupol sector, and 26 in the Luhansk sector during the past day," the report said.

In the Donetsk sector, the militants twice used artillery weapons against Novhorodske early on Tuesday. Positions in Verkhniotoretske and Pisky were shelled by 120mm mortars, while 82mm mortars, grenade launchers and large-caliber machineguns fired on positions in Avdiyivka, Luhanske and Zaitseve; 82mm mortars were also used in Svitlodarsk, and Mayorsk saw grenade launcher and small arms fire. Infantry combat vehicles were engaged in Luhanske and Zaitseve.

The militants also used heavy weapons in the Mariupol sector. Artillery weapons fired over 50 122mm rounds on fortifications in Krasnohorivka, and 50 152mm shells hit Shyrokyne in the evening; around 80 rounds were fired from an infantry combat vehicle in the Shyrokyne area in a later period. Vodiane, Hnutove and Lybidynske were shelled by 120mm mortars, while 82mm mortars, grenade launchers, large-caliber machineguns and small arms were used in Shyrokyne and mortars were fired in Krasnohorivka, Talakivka and Taramchuk. An infantry combat vehicle attacked Maryinka, in addition to grenade launchers, large-caliber machine guns and small arms. Snipers were active in Maryinka and Hnutove.

In the Luhansk sector, the militants used heavy artillery in Novozvanivka and Novooleksandrivka, where almost 50 152mm shells were fired. Over 25 122mm artillery shells were fired on fortifications in Popasna. Mortars, grenade launchers and small arms fired on Novooleksandrivka and Stanytsia Luhanska, 120mm mortars were used in the area of Shchastia and Zhovte, and grenade launchers and machineguns were fired in Novozvanivka, Krymske and Zolote. A sniper operated in Zhovte, the report said.