Russia-backed forces have shelled Ukrainian Armed Forces positions in Donbas 58 times over the past 24 hours, killing two Ukrainian militaries and wounding another four. One more soldier sustained a combat-related injury, Kyiv reports.
The heaviest shelling was recorded in the Donetsk sector, where Russia-backed forces fired 122mm artillery on Troyitske, used 120mm mortars against Avdiyivka, Troyitske and Luhanske, and fired 82mm mortars, grenade launchers and large-caliber machineguns against Avdiyivka, Kamyanka, Pisky, Novhorodske and Luhanske.
In the Mariupol sector, 82mm mortars and grenade launchers were used against Krasnohorivka and Maryinka, large-caliber machineguns were fired on Novohryhorivka and Vodiane, and a ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun was fired on Shyrokyne. The Russia-backed snipers were also targeting Ukrainian military positions in the vicinity of Pavlopil and Hnutove.
In the Luhansk sector, Russia-backed forces fired 152mm artillery on Novozvanivka, used 120mm mortars against Krymske, fired 82mm mortars on Novo-Oleksandrivka, and used anti-tank grenade launchers against Kriakivka.
