As the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) press center wrote on Facebook on Saturday, militants used 120mm-caliber mortars seven times and 122mm-caliber artillery systems twice in the violation of the Minsk agreements. The ATO forces in the town of Avdiyivka, the villages of Opytne, Pisky [near the destroyed Donetsk airport], Triokhizbenka, and the village of Shyrokyne [located at the coast of the Sea of Azov, not far from the Ukrainian-held city of Mariupol in Donetsk region] were under fire from heavy artillery systems. Militants also used 82mm-caliber mortars eight times.
"In Donetsk region, militants shelled our positions near Avdiyivka from a 120mm-caliber mortar, 122mm-caliber artillery systems, and a tank. A skirmish occurred near the village of Pisky from 2214 to 2240 Kyiv time on Friday. Dense fire from small arms by Ukrainian troops forced the enemy to retreat," the press center said.
The hottest spot in Luhansk region was the village of Triokhizbenka where the ATO forces were shelled by militants from 120mm-caliber mortars, automatic grenade launchers and machine guns.
"Over the period under review, the Ukrainian forces spotted eight enemy drones flying in the sky in Donetsk region," the ATO press center said.
