The press center of the Ukrainian antiterrorist operation (ATO) reported that the militants had shelled Ukrainian government forces' positions in the eastern part of the country more than 100 times over the previous 24 hours.
“The situation remains tense. The gunmen have shelled the ATO forces’ positions 103 times over the past 24 hours. In the Luhansk sector, the terrorists fired small arms, artillery, and mortars upon Stanytsia Luhanska, Valuyevske, and also Petrivske. While shelling this populated area, the gunmen used tank weapons,” the ATO press center said.
In the Donetsk sector, the militants used mortars and artillery guns to shell Novolaspa, Opytne, Petrivske, Taranchuk, Slavne, and Mykolayivka, and BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launchers were used to shell Maryinka, Novotroitske, and Novomykhailivka, it said.
The militants also fired four times upon Debaltseve, Luhanske, Maloorlivka, and Popasna and five times upon Zolote and Mius.
“At about 3:00 a.m., the enemy started an assault near Maloorlivka; however, facing firm resistance offered by the ATO forces, it had to retreat,” it said.
The militants also fired small arms and mortars upon Orlovske and Chermalyk, which is near Mariupol. Grad multiple rocket launchers and artillery guns were also used to shell the communities of Pisky and Hranitne. “Servicemen of the Ukrainian armed forces and other military units involved in the ATO are firmly holding their positions and offering worthy resistance to the gunmen,” it said./end.
