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The Russia-backed separatists fired positions of the Ukrainian military 71 times in Donbas over the past day, the press center of the Ukraine military said on its Facebook page on Jan. 31 morning.

“Three of our soldiers were killed, twenty wounded and four injured,” a statement says.

The tensest situation remains in the Donetsk sector, near Avdiyivka. Russian-backed separatists used 152 and 122 mm guns, 120 and 82 mm mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and small arms there. They also repeatedly shelled Zaitseve, Troyitske, Kamyanka, Novotroyitske, Luhanske, Nevelske and Opytne. Pisky and Avdiyivka were shelled during the day by tanks.

In the Mariupol sector militants fired on Vodyane and Krasnohorivka using 152 and 122 mm artillery. Mortars of various calibers were applied for shelling at Novotroyitske, Krasnohorivka, Novohryhorivka, Talakivka and Lebedynske. Rocket-propelled grenades and small arms were used to attack Pavlopil, Talakivka, Lebedynske, Hnutove, Shyrokyne and Vodyane. Novohryhorivka was fired by the separatists’ infantry combat vehicles.

In the Luhansk sector mortars were used to fire at Troyitske, Popasna, Novo-Oleksandrivka. Rocket-propelled grenades – at Novozvanivka and Stanytsia Luhanska.