10:50 23.10.2017

ATO HQ reports 12 violations of Donbas ceasefire in past day, one soldier wounded

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ATO HQ reports 12 violations of Donbas ceasefire in past day, one soldier wounded

 Russia's hybrid military forces have violated the ceasefire in Donbas 12 times in the past day, as a result of which one Ukrainian soldier was wounded, the press service of the Ukrainian Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters has reported.

"There were no drastic changes in the developments in the ATO zone in the past day. The enemy continued shelling positions of the Ukrainian army in all directions from time to time, using primarily infantry weapons," the report posted on Facebook page of the ATO staff on Monday morning, reads.

Ukrainian positions near the town of Avdiyivka and Butovka coal mine in the Donetsk sector came under fire in the evening. The enemy used grenade launchers, machine guns and small arms. The village of Kamianka was attacked by an infantry fighting vehicle; anti-tank grenade launchers were also used. The attack lasted for more than an hour.

Russian proxies used large-caliber machine guns to fire on the villages of Shyrokyne and Starohnativka in the Mariupol sector. Ukrainian troops stationed near the village of Vodiane in the same sector came under fire.

Ukrainian positions near the village of Krymske in the Luhansk sector were attacked with the use of 82mm mortars, automatic and anti-tank grenade launchers in the evening. The attack lasted for almost 1.5 hours.

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