10:57 24.05.2016

Militants launch 47 attacks on Ukrainian army positions over past day

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Militants launch 47 attacks on Ukrainian army positions over past day

Militants launched 47 attacks on Ukrainian army positions over the past day; shelling incidents were observed throughout the contact line, the press center of the anti-terrorist operation staff said.

"Strongholds of the Ukrainian Armed Forces came under 47 attacks along the entire contact line over the past day," the press center wrote on Facebook.

According to the report, militants were most active overnight.

Ukrainian army strongholds near Maryinka came under intense fire of the small arms, various types of grenade launchers and 82mm mortars on Monday evening. The activity of a hostile sniper was repeatedly observed in that area. Militants also fired 82mm and 120mm mortars on Ukrainian army positions near Krasnohorivka in the same sector.

The staff's press center reported attacks of the enemy's mortars and grenade launchers on the ATO positions near Avdiyivka.

Also, Ukrainian army strongholds came under attack of the enemy's small arms and grenade launchers near Zaitseve and Luhanske on the Horlivka-Svitlodarsk bulge.

In the Mariupol sector, the adversary's large-caliber machineguns, grenade launchers and, sporadically, anti-aircraft guns shelled Ukrainian army strongholds near Shyrokyne, Berezove and Hnutove. Lebedynske was attacked with 120mm mortars late at night.

In Luhansk region, militants shelled Ukrainian army positions using grenade launchers on the approaches to Stanytsia Luhanska and Novozvanivka.

According to the report, nine hostile drones reconnoitering Ukrainian army positions were seen flying over the past day.

On Tuesday, militants continued to shell Ukrainian army strongholds near Maryinka and Krasnohorivka using mortars. The hostiles were firing large-caliber machineguns and infantry combat vehicle weapons near Novozvanivka in Luhansk region.

According to the press center, militants attacked the Ukrainian army nine times on Tuesday.

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