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Ukrainian army positions in Donbas came under 83 attacks over the past day; two servicemen were killed and three were wounded, Ukrainian military press service said.

“Eighty-three attacks on Ukrainian army positions were seen in the past 24 hours. Violating the existing agreements, Russian-occupation forces are shelling the defenses of Ukrainian military using weapons with a caliber larger than 100 mm. Two Ukrainian defenders were killed over the day, and three more sustained injuries,” the press service said.

Attacks were launched in the vicinity of Shyrokyne, Hnutove, Vodiane, Maryinka and Pavlopil in the Mariupol sector. The Donetsk sector saw attacks near Troitske, Avdiyivka, Luhanske, Opytne, Kamyanka and Nevelske. Ukrainian army positions were shelled near Kalynove-Popasna, Krymske, Stanytsia Luhanska and Novooleksandrivka in the Luhansk sector, the report said.