REUTERS
Russia's hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 25 times in the past 24 hours, with one Ukrainian soldier reported as wounded in action (WIA), according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.
"The situation was most escalated in the Donetsk sector," the ATO HQ wrote on Facebook on Thursday morning.
"The militants used different types of grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms to attack our positions near the town of Avdiyivka four times," the ATO HQ said.
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In some cases when there was a direct threat to the life of the Ukrainian military, ATO troops were forced to fire back, the ATO HQ said.