Russian-backed militants launched 47 attacks on positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area in Donbas over the past day.
This is reported by the ATO Headquarters press center - Ukrinform.
In Donetsk direction, the enemy used 82mm mortars and grenade launchers to fire at the defenders of Avdiivka (18km north of Donetsk). Russian-backed militants opened fire from grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms on the Ukrainian strongholds near Vodiane (16km north-west of Donetsk). Terrorists fired grenade launchers near Butovka coal mine, Kamyanka (62km south of Donetsk), heavy machine guns near Pavlopol (30 km northeast of Mariupol), Pisky (12km north-west of Donetsk), Verkhniotoretske (22km north-east of Donetsk), and small arms – near Marinka (35 km south-west of Donetsk), Avdiivka (18km north of Donetsk), Shyrokyne (20km east of Mariupol), Talakivka (20km north-west of Mariupol) and Hnutove (19km north-west of Mariupol).
In Luhansk direction, illegal armed formations fired grenade launchers and heavy machine guns at the Ukrainian positions near Luhanske (59km north-east of Donetsk) and Troitske (69km west of Luhansk). ATO troops outside Novhorodske (34km north of Donetsk) came under heavy machine gun fire and outside Stanytsia Luhanska – under small arms fire.
