The press center of the Ukrainian Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters has reported escalation in the Donetsk sector on Saturday, October 28.
"In the evening, the enemy mounted two attacks on our positions in Avdiyivka's industrial zone, using infantry weapons. They lasted for several hours," the ATO HQ said.
"One Ukrainian ATO soldier was killed in this fight at about 21:00," it said.
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In addition, militants opened fire from large-caliber machine guns near the villages of Opytne, Pisky and Zaitseve in the evening.
During the day, the occupiers lobbed over twenty 82mm shells in a residential area of the village of Vodiane in the Mariupol sector.
After 18:00 local time on October 28, Ukrainian positions near the villages of Starohnativka and Shyrokyne were under machine gun fire.
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