Within the previous 24 hours militants continued to shell positions of Ukrainian military with different weapons, informs ATO press center on Facebook.
“Near Donetsk Russian-backed forces fired with grenades, heavy machine guns and small arms at our strongholds in Mariinka, Avdiivka, Pisky, Opytne and on “Butivka” coalmine. Militants shelled Krasnohorivka with mortars”, - it is said in the report.
Near Horlivka militants shelled strongholds in Troitske and Verhniotoretskiy with small arms and grenades.
Militants fired with 82 mm and 120 mm mortars, small arms and grenades at ATO strongholds in Zaitsevo and Maiorske.
All in all militants opened fire at ATO positions 81 times within the last 24 hours.
Earlier entry/exit point in Zaitsevo was temporarily closed due to continuing shelling and the threat it poses to lives and health of those who cross the delineation in this direction.