Militants Again Shelled Zaitseve With Prohibited Mortars, – Staff
18.03 09:00
Yesterday, March 17, militants carried out 42 attacks on Ukrainian military positions, 27 of them took place in Donetsk direction and 15 more - in Mariupol direction.
The press center of the ATO Staff reported this in the morning .
“By reducing its military activity in the areas of Avdiivka and Donetsk airport, Russian mercenaries from 17.00, increased the number of attacks on the ATO forces’ fortifications near other settlements along the delimitation line”, – said the statement.
82-mm mortars were used by militants for intensive shelling of positions near Luhanske, where they launched about 200 mines, and in between mortar attacks, they fired from infantry combat vehicles, anti-aircraft installations, grenade launchers and heavy machine guns.
Strongholds in the area of Zaitseve were shelled with 82-mm and 120 mm mortars, machine guns and small arms. Near Maiorsk, terrorists opened fire from grenade launchers and machine guns.
In Mariupol, Ukrainian positions next to Novotroitske came under aimed fire from 120-mm mortars, infantry fighting vehicles, grenade launchers and heavy machine gun. Meanwhile, Shyrokyne and Vodiane were attacked with mortars, grenade launchers and small arms.
Single shelling of our positions with small arms were registered near Marinka.
“Since the midnight, the intensity of the shelling has not decreased, 10 shellings of ATO forces’ positions were registered”, – the Staff added.
It should be recalled that Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevicius witnessed the abuse of Minsk agreements by militants in Donbas.
18.03 09:00
Yesterday, March 17, militants carried out 42 attacks on Ukrainian military positions, 27 of them took place in Donetsk direction and 15 more - in Mariupol direction.
The press center of the ATO Staff reported this in the morning .
“By reducing its military activity in the areas of Avdiivka and Donetsk airport, Russian mercenaries from 17.00, increased the number of attacks on the ATO forces’ fortifications near other settlements along the delimitation line”, – said the statement.
82-mm mortars were used by militants for intensive shelling of positions near Luhanske, where they launched about 200 mines, and in between mortar attacks, they fired from infantry combat vehicles, anti-aircraft installations, grenade launchers and heavy machine guns.
Strongholds in the area of Zaitseve were shelled with 82-mm and 120 mm mortars, machine guns and small arms. Near Maiorsk, terrorists opened fire from grenade launchers and machine guns.
In Mariupol, Ukrainian positions next to Novotroitske came under aimed fire from 120-mm mortars, infantry fighting vehicles, grenade launchers and heavy machine gun. Meanwhile, Shyrokyne and Vodiane were attacked with mortars, grenade launchers and small arms.
Single shelling of our positions with small arms were registered near Marinka.
“Since the midnight, the intensity of the shelling has not decreased, 10 shellings of ATO forces’ positions were registered”, – the Staff added.
It should be recalled that Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevicius witnessed the abuse of Minsk agreements by militants in Donbas.