Ukraine reports 1 WIA amid one enemy attack in past day

15:55, 27.01.2018 1 min read

Russia's hybrid military forces have attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas one time in the past 24 hours, with one Ukrainian soldier reported as wounded in action (WIA), the press centre of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) has reported.

"The second half of the last day, starting at 13:00 Kyiv time, saw no ceasefire violations. However, yesterday afternoon, militants of Russian-occupation forces conducted one shelling of the Ukrainian army positions," the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters said on Facebook on Saturday morning.

In the Donetsk sector, the militants fired small arms on ATO positions near the town of Avdiyivka.

As a result of the shooting one of Ukraine's defenders was wounded. He was rushed to a military hospital and provided with the necessary medical assistance. Military doctors describe his condition as satisfactory.

No ceasefire violations have been recorded in other sectors of the Ukrainian defense lines.