Militants shell Ukrainian troops 42 times over past day

This is reported by the ATO press center.

"Militants used 82mm mortars to shell ATO troops near Avdiyivka [18km north of Donetsk], Vodiane [16km north-west of Donetsk], Taramchuk [30km south-west of Donetsk], Novotoshkivske [53km north-west of Luhansk], Krasnohorivka [29 km west of Donetsk]. 120mm mortars were used to fire at Ukrainian positions outside Novotroitske [32km south of Donetsk]," the report reads.

The activity of the illegal armed groups was also observed near Zaitseve (67km north-north-east of Donetsk), Shyrokyne (20km east of Mariupol), Shchastia (23km north of Luhansk), Stanytsia Luhanska (16km north-east of Luhansk). Most of attacks from grenade launchers of different systems, machine guns and small arms were recorded in Marinka (35 km south-west of Donetsk). Despite the considerable efforts of militants, the positions of Ukrainian troops remain unchanged.

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