Ukrainian army reports shelling incidents in Donbas

14:33, 06.05.2016 1 min read

A Ukrainian soldier was injured in the anti-terrorist operation zone in Donbas over the past day, Ukrainian Presidential Administration spokesman Andriy Lysenko has said.

"None of the Ukrainian servicemen were killed in the hostilities over the past day, but one of our soldiers suffered injuries," he said at a press briefing in Kyiv, on Friday.

In addition, Lysenko reported the militia's breach of truce in the Luhansk sector, including provocations staged near Novooleksandrivka, using grenade launchers and large-caliber machineguns.

The hostiles continue to shell Ukrainian army positions near Avdiivka, in the Donetsk sector, using grenade launchers and small arms, Lysenko said.

In his words, tensions were highest in the Mariupol sector, where most of the shelling incidents happened. The hostiles fired 120mm mortars on Ukrainian army positions in Novotroitske, and attacks on Maryinka are ongoing - sniper activity has been observed there, he said.