Ukrainian army positions come under fire 61 militia in past 24 hours

09:17, 08.02.2016 1 min read

The Ukrainian Armed Forces observed 61 attacks by militants on its positions by use of various types of weapons in the period from 6 a.m. on Sunday till 6 a.m. on Monday, the army operation press center has said.

"Donetsk suburbs and the area of temporarily occupied Horlivka were the main hotbeds," the press center wrote on Facebook.

According to the report, grenade launchers and small arms shelled Ukrainian army positions in Pisky and Opytne.

Militants conducted 16 attacks on Ukrainian army strongholds near Maryinka by use of small arms, as well as 82mm and 120mm mortars.

Mortars were also fired on Ukrainian army positions in Troyitske, Mayorsk and Krasnohorivka.

Ukrainian army strongholds in the areas of Zaytseve, Novhorodske, Myronivsky and Starohnativka were attacked by large-caliber machineguns and small arms.