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Over the past day, the Russia-backed separatists have fired on Ukrainian positions in Donbas 64 times, wounding five servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the press center of the Ukrainian military said on its Facebook page on April 11 morning.

According to the Ukrainian army, in the Mariupol sector, 122mm artillery, 120mm mortars, grenade launchers, large-caliber machineguns and infantry fighting vehicle weapons were used to shell Vodiane.

It said also that the separatists fired 120mm mortars and grenade launchers upon Ukrainian military positions in Novotroyitske and 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of different systems and large-caliber machineguns upon those near Berezove, Maryinka and Krasnohorivka.

The militants also fired anti-tank grenade launchers upon Ukrainian positions near Hnutove and Hranytne, large-caliber machineguns and infantry fighting vehicle weapons on Hnutove and Talakivka, and small arms upon Shyrokyne, the press service said. Snipers were also targeting the area near Maryinka, it said.

In the Donetsk sector, 120mm mortars and large-caliber machineguns were used against the Butovka mine, the press service said. The separatists also used 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of different systems and large-caliber machineguns against Avdiyivka and Opytne. Grenade launchers and large-caliber machineguns were fired on Ukrainian positions near Zaitseve, Pisky and Luhanske, and large-caliber machineguns and small arms against those near Kamyanka, it said.

In the Luhansk sector, militant forces used 82mm mortars to shell Krymske and Katerynivka, fired grenade launchers upon Valuiske, Stanytsia Luhanska and the village of Donets, and used small arms against Ukrainian positions near Lobacheve, Kyiv said.