Four Ukrainian military servicemen have been injured in the special operation zone in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, Ukrainian presidential administration spokesman for Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) issues Andriy Lysenko said on Sunday.
"The past 24 hours saw none of our soldiers killed and four injured as a result of the hostilities. A Ukrainian volunteer medic was also injured as a result of shelling near Avdiyivka," he said at a briefing in Kyiv on Sunday.
In the Luhansk area, the enemy opened fire on the village of Nyzhnioteple from the right bank of the Siverskyi Donets, Lysenko said.
In the Donetsk area, on a part of the Zaitseve-Maiorsk front, the enemy used 122 millimeter howitzers, having launched 160 shells. The shelling was most intense between 05:00 and 08:00 in the morning.
The most difficult situation remains near Avdiyivka, Lysenko said. "The ATO forces are holding the occupied positions and delivering effective fire in response," he said.
In all, 43 shell attacks have been launched in the Donetsk area in the past 24 hours, with one in three of them involving heavy weapons, he said.
In the Mariupol sector, the enemy violated the ceasefire four times: a sniper operated in Maryinka and an 82 millimeter mortar launcher was used in Shyrokyne. The adversary also opened fire in Talakivka, the presidential spokesperson said.
