Militants launched 65 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas in last day

Militants launched 65 attacks on positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in ATO area in Donbas over the past day.

This is reported by the ATO press center.

In Mariupol direction, militants used 82mm mortars, grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms to shell Ukrainian positions near Vodiane (16km north-west of Donetsk. In addition, the enemy fired at ATO troops near Krasnohorivka and Shyrokyne, using grenade launchers and heavy machine guns of large calibers. Ukrainian strongholds outside Mariinka and Lebedynske came under grenade launchers and heavy machine gun fire.

In Donetsk direction, terrorists used 122mm mortars, grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms to shell Troitske and and Luhanske. Militants also launched attacks on ATO troops in Avdiivka (18km north of Donetsk) and Opytne, using 82mm mortars, grenade launchers and heavy machine guns of large calibers.

In Luhansk direction, Russian-backed militants shelled Ukrainian positions near Krymske (42.5km north-west of Luhansk) and Novozvanivka (70km west of Luhansk), using 120mm and 82mm mortars, grenade launchers and heavy machine guns. ATO troops also came under antitank grenade launcher fire outside Novooleksandrivka.

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