Kyiv reports militant shelling Ukrainian army positions near Avdiyivka

17:31, 29.03.2016 1 min read

Kyiv has reported shelling in the first half of Tuesday by Donbas militants of the Ukrainian military positions near the town of Avdiyivka, Donetsk region, with mortars reportedly being fired.

Between 6 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday, the Ukrainian military positions near Avdiyivka were shelled by the enemy nine times, "of which three involved 120 millimeter mortar launchers," the press center for the Ukrainian special operation in the country's east wrote on Facebook on Tuesday.

Local residents reported shelling of the Ukrainian positions; in particular, near an industrial zone in Avdiyivka, enemy shell attacks were launched from the village of Yakovlivka, the press center said. In all, militants fired 15 mortars over the period, according to the statement.