On Sunday, March 5 in the zone of the antiterrorist operation 54 cases of ceasefire violation by militants of the Russian-terrorist units were recorded. During the day, the terrorists are actively used armored vehicles and prohibited agreements Minsk mortars.

As a result of shelling wounded two Ukrainian soldiers and one was injured, the press center of the ATO headquarters.

Insurgents have repeatedly opened fire from a tank on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Donetsk direction: bombardment Sands Mine Butovka, Kamianka and Lugansk. In Avdeevka, Mallorcan, Novgorod, Trinity, experienced, sand and Zaytsevo invaders struck with mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and small arms. Under Lugansk enemy mobilized BMP.

In Mariupol direction Talakovku, Gnutova, Shirokino, Water and Pavlopol terrorists fired mortars, heavy machine guns and small arms. On Water and Shirokino fired tanks and infantry fighting vehicles of the enemy. In addition, Shirokino under fire from anti-tank missiles.

Novoaleksandrovka and Boguslavsky in Luhansk militia fired 120-mm mortar shells and Popasnaya - from small arms.

The situation in the ATO area seriously deteriorated on January 29 when militants launched a massive bombardment Avdeevka and its environs, and APU units at positions near the village repulsed several attempts to storm. Avdeevka shelling of heavy artillery and MLRS led to serious damage and casualties.

Learn more about the escalation of the situation at Avdeevka read the article by Yuri Butusov "What happened in Avdeevka?" In the weekly "Mirror of the Week. Ukraine".