The Ukrainian army has observed 32 militant attacks on its positions, the army operation press center wrote on Facebook.

"In all, there have been 32 attacks on Ukrainian army positions, including 28 in the Donetsk sector, two in the Mariupol area, and one in the Luhansk region," the report said.

Twelve tank shells were fired on Ukrainian positions near Avdiyivka at about 8 p.m. Infantry combat vehicles, an air defense system and grenade launchers were also used.

Strongholds near Luhanske were shelled by an 82mm mortar, grenade launchers and machineguns, while mortars, an infantry combat vehicle and large-caliber machineguns attacked positions near Svitlodarsk.

Hostile snipers were active near Avdiyivka, Zaitseve and Leninske.

The militants used various types of grenade launchers against positions near Opytne, and small arms fired on strongholds near Pisky and Maryinka.

The militants twice attacked a stronghold near Trekhizbenka in Luhansk region by use of mortars, and grenade launchers and machineguns were used afterwards.