Kyiv says militants are using heavy weapons against Ukrainian army

16:00, 19.01.2016 1 min read

Militants continue to use heavy weapons, including infantry combat vehicles and cannons, against the Ukrainian army in the east, Ukrainian Presidential Administration spokesman Colonel Oleksandr Motuzyanyk said at a press briefing in Kyiv on Tuesday.

The enemy opened fire twice from an infantry combat vehicle in Luhanske, a 100-mm Rapira cannon and a mortar were used in Krasnohorivka, and a sniper was active in Opytne and Pisky, he said.

"None of the Ukrainian servicemen were killed or wounded in the hostilities over the past day," he said.

Low intensity hostilities occur in the Donetsk sector, Motuzyanyk said.

The enemy also breached the truce in the Mariupol area, and there were no hostilities in the Luhansk sector, Motuzyanyk said.