Avdiyivka still epicenter of fighting: militants fire grenade launchers, mortars on ATO forces

The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 77 times in the past 24 hours, according to press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO).
”By focusing mortar and artillery fire on the Ukrainian defenders, the enemy struck 30 powerful blows, using banned heavy weapons from 82mm to 152mm calibers,” the report says.
In the Donetsk sector, the militants repeatedly attacked ATO forces near the villages of Zaitseve, Mayorsk, and Butivka coal mine. The town of Avdiyivka remains the epicenter of hostilities. ”The enemy fired cannon artillery, mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and small arms 16 times on our positions there. The illegal armed groups also used heavy weapons against the local people in the so-called industrial zone. The militants are aimed to weaken the positions of our troops and spread panic among the people, accusing the Ukrainian side of neglecting the peace agreements,” the press center said.
In the Mariupol sector, the enemy activity was also high. ”The Russian-backed mercenaries fired banned weapons on the Ukrainian positions near the villages of Vodiane, Talakivka, Novotroyitske, Shyrokyne, Hnutove, and the town of Maryinka,” the press center said.

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