Militants launched 13 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas in last day

Militants launched 13 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 Donetsk direction, illegal armed formations used heavy machine guns outside Avdiivka (18km north of Donetsk) and Mayorske (45km north of Donetsk). ATO troops also came under grenade launcher fire outside Butovka coal mine (11.4km north-west of Donetsk).

In Mariupol direction, militants shelled Ukrainian positions near Vodiane (16km north-west of Donetsk) and Talakivka (20km north-west of Mariupol), using heavy machine guns. Russian-backed militants also launched 82mm mortars into Lebedynske (16km north-east of Mariupol). In the evening, terrorists used 82mm mortars to fire at the residential district of Marinka (35 km south-west of Donetsk). No civilian casualties were reported.

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