The operational situation in the area of ??conducting the ATO remains difficult. As reported in the press center of the operation headquarters, the militants opened fire 67 times on the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for the past day. Repeatedly used the enemy artillery armament, which, according to the Minsk agreements, should be allocated to certain distances from the line of contact.

"Russia's armed gangs in the east of Ukraine not only disregard the observance of any agreements on the de-escalation of the conflict, but also continue to beat from time to time residential areas of front-line settlements and inflict damage on important infrastructure facilities," reads the statement..

Primorsky direction. Here, an enemy of artillery caliber 122 mm beat our fortifications in the area of ??Pavlopol and Novogrigoryevka, while Gnutovo used mortars of 120 mm caliber. In the same place, as well as in the area of ??Novomikhailovka and Krasnogorovka, the militants opened fire from 82-mm mortars. In addition, near Pavlopol bandits used anti-tank missile systems. During the past days, the gangs repeatedly fired from the small arms, grenade cup discharges and weapons of the BMP positions of Ukrainian defenders in the Talakovka, Lebedinsky and Vodyanoy.

Donetsk direction. On this site, enemy shelling almost does not subside on the approaches to Avdeevka. In particular, yesterday mercenaries repeatedly made dense shelling from mortars and less powerful weapons in the southern suburbs of this locality and north-east, near Kamenka. Last night, around 18. 00, the militants hit our fortifications on this section of the tanks. One of the enemy shells was once again in the part of the city where civilians live. Fortunately, none of the local residents suffered.

Recall that previously the occupiers fired and put out of action the pumping station of the South Donbass water conduit, and also got from a grenade launcher into a house in Zaitsevo.

In the same direction, violations of the non-operational regime of non-use of weapons were recorded in the area of ??Pesok and Verkhnetoretsky, where the enemy was striking from mortars of various calibers and infantry weapons, as well as near Zaitsevo. There the bandits systematically opened fire from grenade cups of various modifications and weapons of the BMP.

Luhansk direction. On this part of the front, under intensive enemy mortar fire, our positions again located in the Crimean, Novotoshkovsky and Katerinovka districts again appeared yesterday, where the invaders repeatedly fired upon the servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces from 120 mm mortars.

In addition, the Novotoshkovsky bandit formation was fired from 152 mm howitzers. Of the 82-mm mortar shells the criminals beat near Troitsky and Popasnaya. In the same place, as well as in Novozvanovka and Novoaleksandrivka, the bandits fired from large-caliber machine guns and grenade launchers.

As a result of enemy shelling for the past day, two servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were killed. In addition, four of our soldiers were injured and injured.