There were 36 separatist attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas in the past day, Sept. 4, eighteen of them were aimed fire; there were no casualties among Ukrainian soldiers, the press center of the Ukrainian military has said.
“Late last night, the Russian occupation forces intensified their armed provocations, mostly using small arms and grenade launchers,” the Ukrainian military said on Facebook on Sept. 5 morning.
Escalation continued in the Donetsk sector. Russia-backed separatists there opened fire four times in the vicinity of Zaitseve and twice near Pisky, using small arms and heavy machine guns. Grenade launchers were used in Avdiyivka’s industrial zone and near Kamianka and Butovka coal mine.
Shelling of the areas outside the village of Vodiane in the Mariupol sector continued after 6 p.m. local time on Sept. 4. Ukrainian army positions on the outskirts of Lebedynske, Shyrokyne and Maryinka came under grenade fire.
Russia-backed separatists three times attacked Ukrainian troops stationed outside Talakivka, using large-caliber machine guns.
The separatists in the Luhansk sector opened fire from various weapons near Krymske, Stanytsia Luhanska, and Malynove.
