REUTERS

According to Tymchuk, over the last day there were about 50 attacks on the positions of Ukrainian troops, in particular: near Donetsk - 22 attacks, Luhansk - 11, Debaltsevo - 10, Mariupol - 3, and Pervomai - 1.

As earlier reported, Tymchuk said that after massing at Hranitne in Donetsk region, Russian troops and militants made an attempt to advance to Starognatovka, but were repelled.