Militants shell Ukrainian troops 53 times

"The Russian mercenaries continue to violate the armistice and to launch attacks on the positions of the ATO forces using the weapons banned by the Minsk Agreements. A total of 53 attacks were launched on the Ukrainian positions, including 48 in Donetsk direction," reads the statement. "The greatest number of attacks were launched on the positions of our troops in Avdiyivka [18km north of Donetsk], Zaitseve [67km north-north-east of Donetsk], Mayorske [45km north of Donetsk], Pisky [12km north-west of Donetsk] and Opytne [11.5km north-west of Donetsk]" the ATO Headquarters press center reports.