Thirty-nine attacks on Ukrainian army positions were observed in the Anti-Terrorist operation (ATO) zone in eastern Ukraine, mostly in the Mariupol sector, over the past day, the ATO staff said.

In the Mariupol sector, the hostiles fired 120mm and 82mm mortars on Talakivka and Shyrokyne, small arms, heavy machineguns and grenade launchers were used against Bohdanivka, Hnutove, Pavlopil, Vodiane, Shyrokyne, Maryinka, Novotroyitske, Talakivka and Starohnativka, weapons of an infantry combat vehicle fired on Vodiane, and snipers were active in Novotroyitske and Hnutove, the staff said on Friday morning.

Grenade launchers and small arms were fired on Luhanske and Avdiyivka in the Donetsk sector, the report said.

In the Luhansk sector, the same types of armaments were used against Stanytsia Luhanska, Bohuslavske, Katerynivka, Staryi Aidar and Novozvanivka. An armed personnel carrier repeatedly attacked Novo-Oleksandrivka, the report said.