Ukraine reports 32 militant attacks in past day
Russia's hybrid military forces have attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 32 times in the past 24 hours, the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters has reported.
"In total, since the beginning of the day, Russian-occupation groups have opened fire on the positions of the Ukrainian army 32 times. Some 20 of them are described as aiming. Over the past day, the enemy has not used mortars and other heavy weapons," the ATO staff said on Facebook.
In particular, from 18:00 militants were firing in the Mariupol and Donetsk sectors.
Russian backed militants opened fire from grenade launchers near the village of Lebedynske and the village of Vodiane. The enemy also used infantry fighting vehicle and heavy machine guns against the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the village of Starohnativka. Furthermore, small arms were used near the villages of Hnutove and Shyrokyne.
In the Donetsk sector, the situation was most tense near the village of Zaitseve using small arms. Moreover, the ATO forces near the town of Avdiyivka and Butivka coal mine came under fire from heavy machine guns.
