The militants conducted 66 attacks on Ukrainian army positions on Wednesday, June 29, by use of heavy mortars, artillery, tanks and other weapons, the army operation staff's press center said on Thursday morning.
Over the past day, the hostiles opened fire 66 times, including 28 times in the Donetsk sector, 21 in the Mariupol area and 17 in Luhansk region. In violation of the Minsk agreements, the hostiles continued to use forbidden weapons against Ukrainian army fortifications,” the press center wrote on Facebook.
According to the report, the militants fired heavy mortars, tanks and self-propelled artillery weapons on Ukrainian army strongholds near Luhanske in the Donetsk area. The militants used heavy mortars against Ukrainian army strongholds near Novoselivka 2 and Berezove, while 122mm artillery weapons were fired near Troitske.
Ukrainian army positions near Avdiyivka and the Putilovska (Butovka) mine came under attack of the militants’ machineguns and automatic grenade launchers, and an anti-aircraft gun was fired on Ukrainian troops near Kamianka.
In the Mariupol area, Ukrainian army strongholds were attacked by use of small arms and grenade launchers near Shyrokyne, Starohnativka, Pavlopil and Talakivka and also 120mm mortars near Novotroitske, the report said.
Automatic grenade launchers and heavy mortars of the militants shelled Ukrainian army strongholds near Novozvanivka in Luhansk region. The militants were using 82mm and 120mm mortars in that area, the press center said. It also reported six shelling incidents involving 122mm self-propelled artillery weapons aimed at provoking the Ukrainian army to return fire.
