REUTERS
Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 35 times in the past 24 hours, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.
In the Luhansk sector, Russian-backed militants used mortars of various calibers, anti-tank missile systems and grenade launchers to attack the villages of Kostomarove, Krymske, Novo-Oleksandrivka, Triokhizbenka, and Sokilnyky. They also engaged infantry fighting vehicles, grenade launchers and small arms to shell the village of Stanytsia Luhanska.
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In the Donetsk sector, the enemy used banned 120mm mortars to attack Ukrainian troops stationed near the town of Avdiyivka.