Militants launch 71 attacks on ATO troops in eastern Ukraine

Russian-backed militants launched 71 attacks on positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Donbas over the past day.

This is reported by the ATO Headquarters press center.

It is noted that the enemy did not stop committed armed provocations on the site between Krasnohorivka (29 km west of Donetsk) - Avdiyivka (18km north of Donetsk) - Horlivka (39 km north-east of Donetsk) in Donetsk area, where terrorists used 120mm and 82mm mortars, grenade launchers, machine guns and small arms.

In Mariupol area, the enemy used mortars, grenade launchers and machine guns to shell Ukrainian strongholds.

In Luhansk region, militants fired at Ukrainian servicemen in Krymske (42.5km north-west of Luhansk).

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