On the Donbas in the area of ??the operation of the United forces on Wednesday, militants used illegal weapons 17 times and tried to force the Ukrainian Armed Forces to withdraw from occupied positions, one Ukrainian soldier disappeared, the press center of Operation.

"As of 17:00, the situation in the area of ??the operation of the United forces remains tense. The enemy shows the greatest activity in the vicinity of settlements Zaitsevo, Avdeevka, Opytnoe, Troitskoe, Vodyanoye, Shirokino, Lebedinsky, where, using artillery and mortar fire, tried to force our units from occupied positions. The enemy has used illegal weapons for 17 times, "the press-center of the OOS.

Ukrainian units, which are involved in the environmental protection, gave an adequate response to the battle.

"Most of the enemy's weapons are suppressed. The rest of the troops are fully operational, "it was reported..

According to the information of the press center of the Operation, at 15:

45 Wednesday in the vicinity of the settlement Shirokino, near Mariupol (Donetsk region), after the enemy shelling from the artillery was found, the absence of one soldier of the United forces. "The command takes measures to search for it," it was reported..

At the same time, the press center of the Environmental Protection Agency informs that there are no dead or wounded during the conduct of hostilities as of 5:00 pm, the enemy's losses are being specified.