Ukrainian military report 34 attacks in country's east

Despite ceasefire agreements reached by the Trilateral Contact Group on February 1, militants continue attacks against Ukrainian army positions in Donbas, the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) headquarters reported.

"As of 3 p.m., hostiles had carried out 34 attacks against Ukrainian troops' positions with the use of a vast range of available weapons, including ones forbidden by the Minsk Agreements," the press center of the ATO headquarters said in a statement published on Thursday afternoon.

It said that hostiles demonstrated the most vigorous activity in the Donetsk sector in Luhanske, Zaitseve, Opytne, Pisky, the Butivka mine and Verkhniotoretske populated areas.