Illegal armed formations violated the regime of silence in the area of ??the anti-terrorist operation from the beginning of the day on Wednesday, both cases in the Lugansk direction, the press center of the headquarters of the ATU.

"Since midnight in the area of ??

ATO recorded 2 shelling defensive fortifications of Ukrainian defenders. Both violations of the regime of silence occurred in the Lugansk direction, "the headquarters report says (as of 18. 00) on the Facebook page.

So, before noon, the enemy from the grenade launchers fired at the approaches to Katerinovka, and in the afternoon, from heavy machine guns and small arms, shot at the defenders of the Crimean.

In general, the situation in the ATU zone remains "alarming and unstable", states the headquarters.