Ukrainian army observes 58 attacks on its positions in Donbas

10:57, 01.07.2016 1 min read

Ukrainian army positions in Donbas came under 58 attacks in the past 24 hours, the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) press center wrote on Facebook on Friday morning.

Ukrainian troops stationed near Avdiyivka, Verkhniotoretske, Novhorodske, Mayorsk and Zaitseve in the Donetsk sector came under fire of small arms and grenade launchers, it said. Ukrainian fortifications in Troitske and Luhanske were shelled by 120mm mortars. In addition, 15 shots fired from 152mm artillery were observed in Luhanske.

Ukrainian positions in Berezove, Novotroitske and Krasnohorivka in the Mariupol sector were bombarded by 82mm mortars.

The hostiles fired 122mm artillery on Ukrainian positions near Novozvanivka and Novooleksandrivka and an anti-aircraft gun was used near Krymske in the Luhansk sector.