llegal armed groups fired at Ukrainian positions in Donbas five times on Monday, January 1, the press center of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) headquarters has reported.

"The first day of the new year did not bring peace to Donbas. Russian occupation groups continue to fire at the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, in particular, from weapons banned by the Minsk agreements. In particular, Russian terrorist forces have violated the ceasefire five times over the past 24 hours. No Ukrainian soldier was killed or wounded in enemy attacks," the ATO HQ said in a statement on its Facebook page early on Tuesday.

In the Luhansk sector, militants fired from 82mm mortars and heavy machineguns near Luhanske.

In the Donetsk sector, the enemy was most active near the Azov Sea. In particular, militants used 120mm and 82mm mortars and infantry weapons near Pavlopil. They fired at fortified Ukrainian positions from grenade launchers of various types and small arms near Vodiane. On the outskirts of Verkhniotoretske, illegal armed groups launched more than ten 82mm mines at the positions of Ukrainian servicemen and also used grenade launchers and small arms.