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Members of illegal armed groups have shelled the positions of Ukrainian servicemen in Donbas 47 times over the past 24 hours, using different types of artillery guns, mortars, rocket systems, and tanks, the press center for the anti-terrorist operation has reported.

The press center said that militants remained active “in three strategic sectors: Luhansk, Debaltseve and Donetsk.”

It also said it was verifying casualty data.

The Ukrainian artillery returned fire and delivered 83 strikes on the militants’ positions, the press center said.