Ukrainian army reports 24 strikes on its Donbas positions in past day

09:31, 22.12.2016 1 min read

Ukrainian military positions in the Anti-Terrorist operation (ATO) zone in Donbas came under fire 24 times in the past day, the press service of ATO headquarters in eastern Ukraine said on Thursday.

Near the city of Mariupol, militant units fired 122mm artillery on Novohryhorivka, used mortars against Krasnohorivka and Pavlopil, fired grenade launchers, submachine guns and small arms on Talakivka, Shyrokyne and Maryinka, as well as fired infantry fighting vehicle weapons on Talakivka, the press service said in its morning report, posted on Facebook.

The militants fired grenade launchers on Zolote, Novo-Oleksandrivka, Novozvanivka and Stanytsia Luhanska in the Luhansk region. Snipers also operated near Stanytsia Luhanska, the press service said.

Strikes involving small arms, 120mm and 82mm mortars and 122mm artillery continued against Ukrainian military positions on the outskirts of Luhanske, Novhorodske and Avdiyivka in the Donetsk region, the headquarters said.