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The situation in Donbas remains tense; militants opened fire on Ukrainian military positions 36 times in the past 24 hours, the press center for the anti-terrorist operation said on Facebook on June 27.

According to the press center, militants opened fire on Ukrainian military positions 36 times, including 17 times on the Mariupol track, 15 times on the Donetsk track and four times on the Luhansk track.

On the Mariupol track, militants opened fire on the Ukrainian military support points near Maryinka, Novostroitske and Hranitne using small arms and near Maryinka using infantry combat vehicles.

On the Donetsk track, support points near Troitske, Novoselovka Vrotaya and Avdiivka came under mortar fire three times and support points near Zaitseve and Novhorodske came under fire from large-caliber guns and automatic grenade launchers, the report said.

On the Luhansk track, Ukrainian military fortifications came under fire from anti-tank missile systems.