47 militants attacks registered in ATO zone on Friday, 5 Ukrainian military wounded

19:40, 24.02.2017 1 min read

Militants shelled the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone 47 times as of 18:00 on Friday, five Ukrainian soldiers were wounded, the ATO headquarters reported.

"In the Mariupol sector, Russian occupation forces fired at Vodiane using 82-millimeter mortars. They used grenade launcher and small arms to shell Novotroyitske, Pavlopil, Vodiane, Hnutove, and Shyrokyne. Shyrokyne was fired at from the enemy's infantry combat vehicles," the ATO headquarters reported on the official Facebook page on Friday evening.

In the Donetsk sector, militants repeatedly fired from mortars of various calibers at Troyitske, Dacha, Zaitseve, Avdiyivka. Rocket-propelled grenades were used to shell Avdiyivla, Mayorske, Zaitseve, Pisky and Luhansk.

In the Luhansk sector, militants fired using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms at Novooleksandrivka, Troitskr and Novozvanivka, according to the ATO headquarters.

"All in all, 47 attacks have been registered. Five of our military have been wounded," the ATO headquarters said.