Russia's hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 10 times in the past 24 hours, with two Ukrainian soldiers reported as wounded in action (WIA), according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation Headquarters.
The militants were most active after dark. They resorted to shelling of the Ukrainian positions, using banned mortars, infantry fighting vehicles and grenade launchers.
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In the Donetsk sector, the occupiers used 120mm mortars against the Ukrainian fortified positions near the villages of Vodiane and Shyrokyne. Moreover, the Ukrainian positions near the town of Avdiyivka came under fire from grenade launchers of various types, heavy machine guns and small arms.
"Despite the fact that the criminal actions of Russian invaders threatened the lives and health of our servicemen, the Ukrainian defenders were forced to fire back in five cases," the ATO HQ said.