Militants ramp up reconnaissance activity in eastern Ukraine
Ukrinform
The situation in the ATO area in eastern Ukraine was relatively calm last day. From 18:00 till midnight, the number of attacks launched by Russian-terrorist groups was small. However, the enemy ramped up the reconnaissance activity with the help of unmanned aerial vehicles.
This is reported by the ATO Headquarters press center.
As noted, in Donetsk direction, militants launched two attacks on ATO troops near Avdiivka (18km north of Donetsk), using grenade launchers and small arms.
In Mariupol direction, Ukrainian positions came under grenade launcher fire outside the villages Vodiane (16km north-west of Donetsk) and Marinka (35 km south-west of Donetsk).
In Luhansk direction, illegal armed formations used small arms to shell Ukrainian strongholds near Zolote (67km north-east of Luhansk) and Stanytsia Luhanska (16km north-east of Luhansk).
Russian-backed militants violated ceasefire in Donbas a total of 17 times over the past day. One Ukrainian soldier was wounded.
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