Russian-terrorist forces within the past day, May 4, shelled the positions of the Ukrainian military in the Donbas 58 times. Despite the ceasefire agreement reached by the Tripartite Contact Group on April 1, provocative shelling by the militants of the positions of the ATU forces does not stop, the situation remains difficult. To suppress enemy fire activity in Lobachev, the ATU forces opened fire in response from automatic grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms.

In the Lugansk direction, the militants opened fire on the positions of the Ukrainian military in the Crimean of artillery caliber 152 mm, mortars caliber 82 mm, arms BMP, grenade launchers and heavy machine guns. Artillery systems of 122 mm caliber and mortars of the caliber of 120 mm were used by the invaders in Popasnaya, and mortars of 82 mm caliber, grenade launchers of various systems and machine guns of large calibers - in Novozvanovka. Under the enemy shelling from grenade cup discharges and small arms, the positions of the APU fighters near Lobachevo and Valuisky.

In the Donetsk direction, the occupants from 120 mm and 82 mm caliber mortars, BMP weapons, ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns and large-caliber machine guns fired on the Luganskoye. By fire from mortars of the caliber of 82 mm, weapons of the BMP and grenade launchers of various systems, the terrorists covered the strong points of the Ukrainian military near Zaitsevo and Verkhnetoretsky. Under the shelling of mortars of 82 mm caliber, grenade launchers and machine guns of large calibers, Avdeevka and Shakh "Butovka". Armament of infantry fighting vehicles and small arms were used by militants to shelter the defenders of Majororsk, and grenade launchers of various systems - according to the defenders of Novgorod. From grenade launchers, machine guns of large calibers and small arms, the occupiers fired on the positions of the APU soldiers near Kamenka.

In the Mariupol direction from 120 mm and 82 mm caliber grenades, weapons of the BMP, grenade launchers of various systems and machine guns of large calibers, militants were beaten on positions of fighters of the Armed Forces near Pavlopol. Under the enemy shelling of mortars of 82 mm caliber, grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms, Gnutovo and Krasnogorovka. Fire from mortars of the caliber of 82 mm, weapons of the BMP, grenade cups of various systems and small arms got the support points of the forces of the ATU near Maryinka. From small arms, machine guns of large calibers and anti-tank grenade launchers, terrorists fired marines in the Water. From small arms, the invaders also fired on the defenders of Novoselovka II, Bogdanovka and Shirokina.

Recall, on the eve of the militants fired 24 fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. During the day the militants actively used mortars, and in the Lugansk direction they used artillery.

On April 12, the Tripartite Contact Group during the meeting in Minsk confirmed the commitment to the agreements reached on March 29 on a complete ceasefire on the eve of the Easter holidays. However, terrorists in the Donbas did not observe the "silence" regime for a single day..