Militants intensified shelling in ATO

03 May 2017, 09:19 | Ukraine
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Over the past day, militants fired 62 times at the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. One Ukrainian soldier was killed, another seven were injured. In some cases, when there was an immediate threat to the life and health of the military, the commanders made decisions to open fire in response.

In the Mariupol direction, Ukrainian positions near the Water Force fired from 120-mm mortars, weapons of the BMP, grenade launchers of various systems, large-caliber machine guns and small arms. Ukrainian positions near Krasnogorovka were shelled from mortars of 82 mm caliber, grenade launchers and machine guns of large calibers. Under Gnutov, militants used 82-mm mortars, ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns, grenade launchers, large-caliber machine guns and small arms, and under the Glorious 82-mm mortars. Near Shirokina and Novotroitsky, militants fired from grenade launchers and heavy machine guns, and near Pavlopol and Maryinka - from grenade launchers of various systems. Ukrainian positions near Lebedinsky were fired from machine guns of large calibers and small arms, and positions near the Chermalik - from small arms. In the area of ??Gnutovy and Novotroitsky, snipers of militants.

In the Donetsk direction, Ukrainian positions near Avdeyevka were fired from 120-mm and 82-mm mortar shells, grenade launchers of various systems, heavy machine guns and small arms. Near Lugansk, militants fired from 120-mm mortars, anti-tank grenade launchers and machine guns of large calibers. Ukrainian positions near Nevelskim were fired from mortars of the caliber of 120-mm and small arms, and near the Butovka mine, militants used 82-mm mortars and machine guns of large calibers. Ukrainian positions in Zaitsev's militants were fired from the arms of infantry fighting vehicles, 82-mm mortars and grenade launchers of various systems, and near Troitsky - from 82-mm mortars, automatic grenade launchers and heavy machine guns. In the Avdeevka area snipers of militants actively operated.

In the Lugansk direction, Ukrainian positions near the Crimean and Novozvanovka were fired from mortars of 120 mm and 82 mm caliber, grenade launchers of various systems and machine guns of large calibers. Near Katerinovka, militants used 82-mm mortars, and near Troitsky they fired mortars of 82-mm caliber, anti-tank grenade launchers and heavy machine guns.

Near Novoaleksandrovka, militants fired from grenade launchers and machine guns of large calibers, while from Valuisky and Luganskaya village - from anti-tank grenade launchers.

Recall, on March 29, the Tripartite Contact Group in Minsk agreed on the introduction of the regime of a complete ceasefire in the ATU zone from April 1, as well as the withdrawal of forces and assets from Luganskaya Stanitsa.

Since the announcement of the silence regime in the ATU zone, militants have been violating it daily, including actively using the types of weapons prohibited by the Minsk accords.




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