Three Ukrainian servicemen killed in Donbas

10:14, 17.02.2017 1 min read

The Donbas militants launched 66 attacks on Ukrainian army positions in the past 24 hours; three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and ten suffered injuries, the Anti-Terrorist operation (ATO) staff said in a report on Friday.

The militants fired mortars on Avdiyivka, Kamyanka, Pisky, Zaitseve and Verkhniotoretske, while grenade launchers and small arms were used against Kamyanka, Zaitseve, Avdiyivka and Pisky in the Donetsk sector, the report said.

In the Luhansk sector, Krymske came under attack of 120mm and 82mm mortars, and grenade launchers and small arms were used against Lobacheve, Novozvanivka, Stanytsia Luhanska and Novo-Oleksandrivka, the report said.

In the Mariupol sector, the militants fired mortars on Shyrokyne and Pavlopil, grenade launchers and small arms on Maryinka, Novotroyitske, Novoselivka, Vodiane, Lybidynske, Shyrokyne, Pavlopil and Hnutove, weapons of armored personnel carriers and infantry combat vehicles on Shyrokyne, and anti-tank rockets on Bohdanivka, the report said.