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The press center of the army operation in Donbas claimed that on Oct. 31 night militants shelled the positions of the Ukrainian military operation forces with mortars, tanks and artillery systems, as well as Luhansk thermal power station near the town of Schastia.

As the ATO press center reported, the militants opened fire on the territory of the village of Vesela Hora. Hiding behind the houses of civilians they were shelling Ukrainian soldiers for two hours.

The Ukrainian military forces still control Donetsk airport, however, the militants three times shelled its units. The Ukraine army repelled militants’ attempts to grab the airport.

Besides, according to the report, on Friday night the militants using mortars and small arm shelled Ukrainian positions near Nikishyne, Olkhovatka and Mykolaivka, and fired Ukraine troops from Grad multiple rocket launcher near Debaltseve.

In general, for the part 24 hours uncontrolled armed terrorist groups violated ceasefire regime 45 times.