Ukrainian army suffers no casualties in Donbas in past 24 hours

The Ukrainian army has suffered no casualties in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman Andriy Lysenko said at a press briefing in Kyiv on Friday.

Attacks on Ukrainian army positions continue, and the ceasefire regime has been breached twice near Stanytsia Luhanska, he said.

Gunfire was observed in the Popasna district in the daytime and during the night; the hostiles first used light weapons and 15 shots were fired from 152mm howitzers at around midnight, Lysenko said, adding that the shooting was coming from Stakhanov.

In all, ten provocations were staged in the Luhansk sector, including one by use of heavy weapons, he said.

The hostiles once breached the truce in the Donetsk sector - mortars were fired on the Avdiyivka industrial zone, the ministry spokesman said.

Heavy weapons were fired on the Vodiane-Shyrokyne area in the Mariupol sector, Lysenko said, noting that more than 200 mortar mines were fired on Ukrainian army positions. Light weapons were used in Maryinka, Bohdanivka and Talakivka, he said.

In all, 14 violations of the truce were observed in the Mariupol sector, and five of them engaged heavy weapons, Lysenko said.