Kyiv accuses Donbas militants of new attacks on Ukrainian army positions

10:35, 04.04.2016 1 min read

Ukrainian army positions in Donbas have been attacked by the militants 23 times over the past day, the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) press center wrote on Facebook on Monday.

According to the press center, 16 attacks were conducted in the Donetsk sector, five near Mariupol and two in Luhansk area.

The militia's mortars delivered six strikes on Ukrainian army strongholds in Avdiyivka. Large-caliber machineguns were used near Mayorsk, and man-portable and automatic grenade launchers were fired towards Luhanske, Zaitseve, Opytne, Novhorodske and Butivka mine, the report said.

Militants shelled army positions in Shyrokyne in the Mariupol sector.

The army had to return fire four times "in order to keep its positions," the report said.