Militants shell Ukrainian troops 11 times

The recent trend towards decrease in the number of the armed provocations of the pro-Russian militants in the ATO area remains constant.

This is reported by the ATO press center.

Over the past day, January 3, the Russian-backed militants used weapons against the Ukrainian soldiers 11 times.

The terrorists used small arms and grenade launchers to fire on the Ukrainian positions outside Shyrokyne (20km east of Mariupol).

In addition, the terrorists used small arms to open unaimed fire on the Ukrainian positions south of Troitske (69km west of Luhansk).

Since midnight, the militants of the illegal armed groups have already launched four attacks on the Ukrainian soldiers.

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