Russian-backed terrorists have again intensified the shelling of the industrial zone in the town of Avdiyivka in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, according to press officer of the Donetsk sector in the Anti-Terrorist Operation zone Vladyslav Voloshyn.
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"At night, the militants used tank shells, cannon artillery systems, 120 mm mortars against the defenders of Avdiyivka's industrial zone – this is not to mention rocket-propelled grenades, heavy machine guns and small arms," he wrote on Facebook on Monday, May 16.
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"The ceasefire agreed for Orthodox Easter and May holidays is over," he added.