Kyiv reports 24 militant attacks on Ukrainian army positions over past day

10:41, 19.12.2016 1 min read

Ukrainian army positions in Donbas came under 24 attacks by the militants over the past day, the Anti-Terrorist operation (ATO) staff said on Facebook on Monday.

In the Mariupol sector, the militants fired 122mm tube artillery on Shyrokyne, mortars on Talakivka, Vodiane, Hnutove and Shyrokyne, and small arms on Pavlopil. In addition, a sniper was active in Maryinka, and a tank was engaged in Shyrokyne, the report said.

In the Luhansk sector, the militants used mortars against Troyitske, grenade launchers against Novo-Oleksandrivka, and small arms against Syze, Zhovte and Stanytsia Luhanska, it said.

In the Donetsk sector, the militants attacked Luhanske and Avdiyivka. Besides, Ukrainian army positions came under attack on the Svitlodarsk arc and adjoining populated localities, the report said.