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Militants shell Ukrainian troops 51 times in ATO area
Ukrinform
The Russian-terrorists troops used weapons 51 times in the ATO area in eastern Ukraine over past 24 hours.
This is reported by the ATO press center.
"From 18:00 until midnight yesterday, the militants used small arms to shell Ukrainian positions near Zaitseve [67km north-north-east of Donetsk] and used grenade launchers and heavy machine to shell Lozove [13km west of Donetsk]. The small arms and grenade launchers were also used by the militants to open unaimed fire on the Ukrainian troops outside Opytne [11.5km north-west of Donetsk], south of Avdiyivka [18km north of Donetsk], near the Donetsk airport," reads the statement.
The militants also shelled the Ukrainian positions north of Horlivka (39 km north-east of Donetsk).
After midnight, the militants have violated ceasefire five times.
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