On Tuesday, August 15, the epicenter of hostilities in Donbas moved from the industrial area of Avdiivka to the vicinities of Mariupol, Donetsk region.
Shyrokyne, Novotroitske and Pavlopol came under fire from mortars; two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded during fights in Mariinka and Vodyane.
Multiple 82 mm mines hit Verkhnyotoretske (Donetsk region).
Pro-Russian militants also attacked Ukrainian positions near Novooleksandrivka and Troitske, Luhansk region.