REUTERS

At 20:20 Kyiv time, the Russian terrorists were firing 152mm artillery on residential areas of the town of Avdiyivka from the occupied village of Spartak for half an hour. At the same time, they fired 152mm howitzers on ATO forces near Avdiyivka.

"The militants in the villages of Zaitseve and Holmivskiy, and the town of Horlivka were firing on our positions near the village of Mykolaivka from 21:00 to midnight. They used 152mm artillery, 120mm mortars, tanks and small arms," the report says.

In addition, from 21:45 Kyiv time, Russian-terrorist troops fired 122mm howitzers on ATO forces near the village of Vodiane.

Almost at the same time, from 23:30 Kyiv time, Russian proxies fired 152mm artillery and 120mm mortars on the Ukrainian armed forces near the villages of Maiorske and Pershe Travnia from the militant-occupied town of Horlivka. They also fired on ATO forces near the town of Schastia from the village of Vesela Hora.

The militant harassing fire was repeatedly recorded near the towns of Maryinka, Avdiyivka and Schastia, as well as near the villages of Shyrokyne, Luhanske, Maiorske, Kirove, Pershe Travnia, Stanytsia Luhanska, Pisky, and Opytne.

"As of 06:00 Kyiv time on July 27, the Ukrainian armed forces recorded the maximum number of violations of the Minsk agreements by the militants. In addition, the Russian terrorists deliberately fired on residential areas, where people had lived in peace before," the press center said.

At 01:00 Kyiv time, the militants fired 152mm artillery on the town of Svitlodarsk. At 01:10 Kyiv time, they were firing tank shells on the town of Schastia for half an hour. At 02:15 Kyiv time, they fired on the village of Opytne. In addition, almost until 05:00 Kyiv time, they fired Grad multiple rocket launchers, 120mm mortars and tank shells on this settlement.

The Russian-terrorist forces fired Grad rockets on ATO forces near the village of Vodiane from the city of Donetsk at 02:30 Kyiv time and from the village of Spartak at 04:15 Kyiv time. At 02:20 Kyiv time, they were firing Grad rockets, tank shells, 122mm howitzers and 120mm mortars on ATO forces near the village of Opytne for more than half an hour.

Pro-Russian gangs fired 152mm and 122mm artillery, and 120mm mortars on the villages of Stanytsia Luhanska, Maiorske, Pervomaiske, Mukolaivka, Opytne, Pisky, Vodiane, Hranitne, Starohnativka and the town of Schastia. They also fired tank shells near the village of Opytne and the town of Krasnohorivka.

"Despite these attacks, the Ukrainian military are firmly holding their defensive positions," the press center said.