Ukrainian army reports 30 attacks on its positions in Donbas

10:34, 22.04.2016 1 min read

Militants have conducted 30 attacks on Ukrainian army positions on Thursday, mostly in the Donetsk sector, the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) press center wrote on Facebook on Friday morning.

It said Ukrainian army positions came under 30 attacks, including seven by use of weapons prohibited by the Minsk agreements.

Mortars, machineguns and grenade launchers shelled Ukrainian army positions near Zaitseve, Avdiyivka and Verkhniotoretske. BMP-1 and BMP-2 weapons were used against Ukrainian forces near Luhanske in Donetsk region.

Ukrainian troops stationed in Shyrokyne were attacked by mortars, grenade launchers and an anti-tank missile system in the Mariupol sector on Friday, the ATO staff said.

Various types of grenade launchers, large-caliber machineguns and small arms were used near Triokhizbenka in Luhansk region.

The Ukrainian army returned fire seven times on Thursday, by use of small arms and grenade launchers.