The Russian mercenary troops and their subordinates during the past 24 hours, Wednesday, August 16, opened fire on Ukrainian positions. As a result of such actions, one Ukrainian military. Four more fighters were injured.

As reported by URA-Inform, referring to the information of the press center of the headquarters of the ATU, Russian-occupation groups from the use of grenade launchers and small arms are increasingly turning to heavy weapons. So in the Primorsky direction, from six o'clock in the evening until midnight, the militants fired from the mortars, grenade launchers and weapons of the BMP the strong points of the Ukrainian military near Staroggnatovka.

During this confrontation, militants used a tank and fired at least 16 artillery shells caliber 152 mm. It was here that one Ukrainian soldier was wounded.

At the same time, the most hotly this night was in the area of ??the Avdeevskaya industrial zone. In this direction, the enemy, from six o'clock in the evening, fired our defenders from mortars and various types of grenade launchers five times. In response, Ukrainian units covered the enemy with dense fire, which significantly prevailed.

Unfortunately, as a result of these confrontations, one of our fighter was killed, another was injured.

Meanwhile, in the Donetsk direction militants violated the regime of silence during the work of representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross and opened fire on houses of civilians in Zaitsevo settlement.

Also, the Ukrainian military was attacked, who came to help the local extinguish the fire that had arisen. The Ukrainian side returned fire did not open.

And on the Lugansk direction under the grenade launcher shelling of the militants were the strongholds of the ATU forces in Novoaleksandrovka and Novozvanovka.

Recall that for the past day, Tuesday, August 15, Russian mercenaries and subordinate militants 33 times violated the truce. As a result of such actions, three Ukrainian soldiers were wounded.