Militants launched 29 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas in past day

Militants launched 29 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas in past day

The tensest situation was observed in Mariupol direction, where the enemy used 82mm mortars, grenade launchers and heavy machine guns to launch attacks on Krasnohorivka (29 km west of Donetsk). Ukrainian positions near Vodiane (16km north-west of Donetsk) and Pavlopol (30 km northeast of Mariupol) came under grenade launcher and heavy machine gun fire. In Donetsk direction, terrorists used 82mm mortars, grenade launchers and heavy machine guns to shell ATO troops outside Avdiivka (18km north of Donetsk). Militants also fired at Pisky (12km north-west of Donetsk) and Zaitseve (67km north-north-east of Donetsk), using machine guns and small arms. In Luhansk direction, Russian-backed militants fired at Ukrainian positions outside Novooleksandrivka (65km west of Luhansk), using tripod-mounted man-portable antitank guns.