Over thу day October 17, in the area of ATO in Donbass militants have violated the "silence mode" 31 times firing on positions of Ukrainian military. This was reported in the press center of ATO headquarters.
Most attacks have been conducted in the direction of Mariupol. There militants opened fire 16 times, using the cannon artillery of caliber 122 mm.
"In particular, in the areas of Shirokino, Lebedinske, Vodiane and Mariinka enemy fired from small arms, rocket-propelled grenades, mortars of both caliber and cannon artillery of caliber 122 mm", - noted in the headquarters.
In Lugansk direction reported 11 shelling, and enemy also used artillery of 122 mm caliber and 120-mm mortars near Popasna and Boguslavske.
Four shelling recorded in Donetsk direction: near Avdiivka fire was conducted from 82 mm mortars.