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Ukrainian army positions in Donbas have been attacked 70 times by the militants, the army operation press center wrote on Facebook on Jan. 14 morning.

The enemy “has set a new record after the New Year’s Eve” – 70 violations of the truce have been observed, it said.

The Ukrainian army positions came under attack of small arms, large-caliber machineguns, and grenade launchers near Donetsk, and Horlivka, in the period after 6 p.m., the press center said.

Most of the incidents happened near Pisky, Opytne, Avdiyivka, Maryinka, Novhorodske, Zaitseve and Mayorsk, it said.

Besides, 82mm mortars shelled Ukrainian strongholds near Opytne and Zaitseve, and snipers were active near Novhorodske and Mayorsk, the press center said.

The militants has attacked Ukrainian positions at least ten times since midnight, it said. For instance, small arms were fired on army positions near Pisky and Verkhniotoretske, automatic mounted grenade launchers were used near Opytne, under-barrel grenade launchers near Novhorodske, and a large-caliber machinegun near Zaitseve.

All was quiet in the Luhansk region and in the Mariupol sector, the press center said.