Militants provoke Ukrainian Armed Forces in Mariupol sector using BMP 2, armored vehicle and heavy machine guns

12:10, 06.11.2017 1 min read

 Militants on Sunday carried out provocative shelling with BMP 2, armored vehicle and large-caliber machine guns of Ukrainian positions in the Mariupol sector, the Ukrainian side of the joint coordination and control center (JCCC) has reported.

"On the morning of November 5 this year, the illegal armed formations of the ORDO carried out provocative shelling with BMP 2, armored vehicle and large-caliber machine guns, as well as from weapons of 120 and 82 mm mortars of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in ATO zone located on the outskirts of Vodiane near Mariupol. The consequences of the bombardment are being clarified," the press center of the ATO headquarters wrote on Sunday evening with a reference to the Ukrainian side of the JCCC.

Also, the Ukrainian side of the JCCC said that the bombardments were conducted with the aim of provoking ATO forces. The Ukrainian Armed Forces units did not react in response and did not respond to provocations, following the declared ceasefire regime.