Ukrainian govt forces accuse militants of opening fire ten times
The Donbas militants opened untargeted fire upon Ukrainian government forces' positions ten times from 6:00 p.m. Friday to 6:00 a.m. Saturday, the press center of the military operation in Donbas reports.
"By shooting infantry fighting vehicle's weapons and small arms, they provoked the Ukrainian forces into opening fire near Avdiyivka," the press center said in a report on Saturday morning.
The militants also used an 82mm mortar not far from Maryinka and fired automatic grenade launchers and large-caliber machineguns near Zaitseve and Luhanske, it said.
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