11:28 19.06.2017

Six Ukrainian servicemen wounded in 47 shellings by militants in Donbas

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Six Ukrainian servicemen wounded in 47 shellings by militants in Donbas

Militants attacked the Ukrainian army positions 47 times on Sunday, the headquarters of the Ukrainian anti-terrorist operation (ATO) wrote on its Facebook page

"Six servicemen have been wounded as a result of hostile attacks launched in the past 24 hours," the HQ said on Facebook.

Twenty-one attacks on the Ukrainian army's defense lines were seen in the Mariupol sector. For instance, army positions near Pavlopil, Chermalyk, Shyrokyne and Mykolaivka came under attack of 120mm mortars, and 82mm mortars were fired near Vodiane. Besides, militants used grenade launchers and small arms near those populated localities, Talakivka and Lebedynske.

Militants shelled Ukrainian army positions using 120mm and 82mm mortars near Kamianka in Donetsk sector. Grenade launchers and heavy machineguns were fired on Ukrainian positions near Luhanske, and similar weapons were used in the southern suburb of Avdiyivka.

The Luhansk sector saw 15 attacks by militants. Mortars shelled Ukrainian army positions near Krymske, Troitske, Novotoshkivske and Zolote. Small arms, grenade launchers, heavy machineguns, and infantry combat vehicle weapons were engaged in the hostilities near Katerynivka, Novooleksandrivka, Novozvanivka, Stanytsia Luhanska, and Schastya.

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