Over the day of April, 16 pro-Russian militants shelled the positions of Ukrainian troops in the ATO area 24 times, - reported the press center of the ATO headquarters.
"In the zone of antiterrorist operation the situation remains difficult, but controlled by Ukrainian soldiers. 24 attacks were registered, 5 of them are unsighted ", - said in a statement.
The situation in ATO area remains challenging
"Leveraging the intensity of attacks on Ukrainian positions, the enemy has used large-caliber machine guns, grenade launchers and small arms. In the industrial zone in total silence mode was broken seven times." - reported in the press center of the ATO HQ.
During this period, Ukrainian Armed forces didn’t open fire in response. Despite the decrease in the number of attacks, the ATO forces do not reduce vigilance and are prepared to sudden changes of the situation.