Militants shell Ukrainian army positions 25 times in past 24 hours

11:07, 30.05.2016 1 min read

Tensions continue to escalate in Donbas; militants shelled Ukrainian army positions 25 times in the past 24 hours, the anti-terrorist operation press center said on Facebook on Monday.

"The Donetsk sector remains the hottest spot," the report said.

According to the press center, the militants conducted 14 attacks on the positions near Avdiyivka and the Butivka mine by use of small arms, large-caliber machineguns, various types of grenade launchers and 82mm and 120mm mortars.

Small arms, large-caliber machineguns and automatic grenade launchers were fired near Luhanske and Novhorodske. Militants fired large-caliber machineguns, and 82mm and 120mm mortars on army positions near Shyrokyne, Hnutove, Pavlopil and Kominternove in the Mariupol area, the report said.

Also, Ukrainian army positions came under attack in the area of Dokuchayevsk and Berezove.