Three Ukrainian servicemen injured in Donbas over past day - Kyiv

The Ukrainian army did not suffer any fatalities in the anti-terrorist operation zone in Donbas over the past day, yet three servicemen were injured, Ukrainian Presidential Administration spokesman Andriy Lysenko has said.

"None of the Ukrainian servicemen were killed in the hostilities over the past day, but one was injured. In addition, two Ukrainian servicemen suffered injuries in contact with explosives," he said at a press briefing in Kyiv on Monday.

According to Lysenko, tensions have been escalating in eastern Ukraine.

"During the day, the enemy has repeatedly used heavy armaments outlawed by the Minsk agreements - 82mm mortars and armored vehicles," he said, adding that the Ukrainian army had to open fire to stop enemy provocations.

The hostilities were concentrated on the Donetsk sector, he said. Ukrainian army positions twice came under fire from infantry combat vehicles near the village of Luhanske. A mortar attack on Ukrainian army positions by militants was observed in Zaitseve. Tensions flared in Novhorodske on Sunday as the enemy used infantry combat vehicles and 82mm mortars, Lysenko said.

According to the representative of the Presidential Administration, the enemy delivered two attacks from infantry combat vehicles on Ukrainian army positions near Starohnativka in the Mariupol area.Militants have become active east of the Talakivka-Lebedynske defense line, he said.

"The enemy fired two dozen 82mm mortar mines on our positions and opened grenade launchers and machinegun fire," Lysenko said. The enemy breached the truce in Maryinka and Hranitne.

A hostile drone was seen flying over the Sea of Azov, he said.