Ukrainian govt forces shelled over 30 times in Donbas in past 24 hours

14:53, 10.12.2016 1 min read

Militants have opened fire upon Ukrainian armed forces' positions 31 times over the past 24 hours, the press service of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) conducted by the Ukrainian armed forces reported in a bulletin posted on Facebook on Saturday.

In the Luhansk sector, militants fired 120mm and 82mm mortars upon Troyitske and Novozvanivka and small arms, machineguns, and mortars upon Novozvanivka, Lobacheve, Krymske, Novotoshkivske, Troyitske, Stanytsia Luhanska, and Shariv Kut. In addition, sniper fire was opened near Zhovte.

In the Mariupol sector, militants shelled Shyrokyne ten times with mortars, grenade launchers, weapons of armored fighting vehicles, and small arms. They also fired at Krasnohorivka, Talakivka, Novotroyitske, Zaitseve, and Mayorsk, including with sniper rifles, it said.

In the Donetsk sector, militants fired grenade launchers, machineguns, and small arms at Avdiyivka, the bulletin said.