Militants have opened fire on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbas 17 times over the past 24 hours, including three times from weapons banned by the Minsk agreements, the press center of the headquarters of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) has reported.

"The enemy opened fire on the positions of our troops 17 times, including three times from weapons banned by the Minsk agreements [...] Yesterday, there were no losses among the defenders of Ukraine," reads a report posted on the Facebook page of the JFO HQ on Thursday morning .

According to Ukrainian intelligence, two militants were killed and five more were wounded.

During the current day, illegal armed groups opened fire on the positions of Ukrainian defenders twice, near Pisky and Vodiane.