10:29 07.02.2017

Militants shell Ukrainian military positions in Donbas 78 times on Monday

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Militants shell Ukrainian military positions in Donbas 78 times on Monday

The positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces had come under fire 78 times in the past day and one Ukrainian serviceman had been wounded, the press center of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) has reported.

"All in all, there have been 78 shelling incidents. One of our soldiers has been wounded," the ATO press center said on Facebook on Tuesday.

Weapons prohibited by the Minsk agreements were used, it said.

Tanks, 152mm artillery, 120mm and 82mm mortars, grenade launchers, large-caliber machineguns and small arms targeted Ukrainian military positions near Avdiyivka in the past day, the press center said. Troitske, Verkhniotoretske, Kamianka, Luhanske, Opytne and Zaitseve in Donetsk region were also shelled.

Militants fired 122mm artillery, grenade launchers and mortars of different calibers on Bohdanivka, Novohryhorivka, Lebedynske, Vodiane, Hnutove, Shyrokyne and Maryinka near the city of Mariupol, the press center said. A tank was used against Shyrokyne, an infantry fighting vehicle against Maryinka, and large-caliber machineguns were fired on Novotroitske.

Krymske in Luhansk region came under 122mm artillery fire more than once, the press center said. Mortars and grenade launchers were used against Zhelte and Krymske, and a tank fired on Novozvanivka.

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