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"In the last day, the situation has escalated in the Mariupol "M" sector," the report says.

"On August 10, the militants attacked Ukrainian troops 21 times. They fired 152mm artillery systems nine times, 120mm mortars eight times. Grad multiple rocket launchers and small arms, including heavy machine guns, were used twice each," the defense staff said.

The Russian proxies fired on the Ukrainian armed forces in the villages of Mykolaivka, Novohryhorivka, Novotroitske, Chermalyk, Bohdanivka, Starohnativka, Hranitne, and Shyrokyne.

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In addition, a skirmish between the Ukrainian troops and the terrorists took place near the village of Starohnativka in the last 24 hours, the report says.

In the last day, one Ukrainian soldier was killed, and another nine were wounded in military clashes in this sector.

After midnight on August 11, the militants have attacked Ukrainian army positions five times already. They fired Grad rockets near the village of Bohdanivka four times. The village of Starohnativka came under fire from 152mm self-propelled artillery systems once.