Militants fired on the positions of the Ukrainian military near Avdeevka from all kinds of weapons, including those banned by Minsk Agreement, - reported ATO HQ on Facebook.
Using the mortars caliber 120 and 82 mm enemies shelled strongholds of Ukrainian troops, then added artillery of 122 mm caliber.
Earlier Militants shelled Ukrainian positions 40 times over the day
Under the mortar fire were also the positions of Ukrainian troops in the area of Butovka and Novotoshkovske. Ukrainian strongholds near Starognatovka, Kamenka, Troitske, Novgorodske, Zaitseve, Mayorske and Pisky were shelled by Russian militants using grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms. In some cases, Ukrainian soldiers opened fire in response using small arms.
During the day 20 attacks were registered in the ATO area, 18 of them - at Donetsk direction.