PHOTO:Terrorists shelled Avdiivka village
On August 16, 2015, the ATO Press Center reports that yesterday Russian terrorists continued to fire at the ATO forces’ positions, and slightly reduced the use of rocket artillery.
“As usual, terrorists were the most active since 6 p.m. till 12 a.m. in the Donetsk region. During this period, the Russian mercenaries shelled the villages of Pisky, Vodiane, Opytne, Krasnohorivka, Novomykhailivka, Novhorodske and Marinka town with 120mm mortars. Moreover, the town of Avdiivka and the villages of Troitske and Pervomaiske were shelled with 122-mm mortars after 9 p.m. The militants fired at Avdiivka town and Opytne village from Grad rocket systems around 10 p.m.,” informs the ATO Press Center.
In the Artemivsk sector, the Russian terroists have been shelling the Army’s positions at Zaitseve, Kodema and Vesela Dolyna villages with 152-mm guns since 10 p.m. The village of Zolote was also shelled with 120mm mortars twice.
“In the Mariupol sector, the villages of Talakivka and Starohnativka were fired from 122-mm mortars after 10 p.m. In addition, the terrorists have also shelled the ATO forces’ positions at Starohnativka village from BM-21 Grad rocket system at 10:30 p.m. A little bit earlier, at 9 p.m., the militants also fired at Chermalyk residential area with mortars,” reports the ATO Press Center.
In Luhansk region, the militants have been firing at Stanytsia Luhanska village from mortars and grenade launchers over the last 24 hours.
Overall, the terrorists violated the cease-fire for about 136 times on August 15, 2015. The terrorists fired from heavy artillery (13 times), mortars (61 times), Grad rocket systems (4 times), small arms and grenade launchers (65 times). The terrorists continued attacking the Ukrainian army positions in the Donetsk sector on August 16, 2015.
У зоні АТО, впродовж вчорашнього вечора та наприкінці доби, противник продовжував обстріли українських позицій, дещо зме…
Posted by Прес-центр АТО on Saturday, 15 August 2015
