As of 18:00 on Saturday, illegal armed formations shelled the positions of the anti-terrorist operation forces 17 times, one serviceman was injured, according to the press center of the headquarters of the ATU.

"The regime of a full cease-fire for the period of the Easter holidays by the militants of the Russian-occupation troops is not being observed in the future. Since the beginning of the day, the enemy has committed 17 shelling of Ukrainian strong points, "the headquarters report reads as of 18. 00 Saturday, promulgated on the page of the press center in the social network Facebook.

In particular, in the Donetsk area from the grenade launchers, the militants fired upon the fortifications of the APU near Avdeevka and Vodyanoy, and from the large-caliber machine guns - positions of the defenders of Gnutovo. In addition, an illegal anti-tank missile system was used by illegal armed groups in the Talakovka area, and not far from Shirokino, Slavny and Pavlopol - sniped. Also from small arms, the defenders of Avdeevka, Vodian, Slavny and Pavlopol.

On the Lugansk direction from the hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers and large-caliber machine guns, the militants opened fire at the Ukrainian strong points near Lugansk.