Kyiv reports injury of 2 Ukrainian servicemen in Donbas
KYIV. Nov 21 (Interfax) - Two Ukrainian servicemen were injured in the army operation zone in Donbas in the past 24 hours, Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman Andriy Lysenko said.
"No Ukrainian servicemen died but two suffered injuries during attacks in Luhanske and Avdiivka over the past day," he told a press briefing in Kyiv on Monday.
The number of militia attacks has drastically declined in the past 24 hours, especially in the Mariupol sector, while heavy armaments continue to be used, Lysenko said.
In his words, the militia attacked Ukrainian army positions near Trekhizbenka in the Luhansk sector, and the clash lasted for 20 minutes. Mortars were fired near Krymske, and the truce was breached in the Makarove area, near Stanytsia Luhanska and Zhovte. In all, five shelling incidents were observed in the Luhansk sector over the past day.
The militia opened fire near Luhanske, Zaitseve and Avdiivka in the Donetsk sector, Kyiv said, adding that the shelling incidents lasted from 30 minutes to 1.5 hours. The Ukrainian army had to return fire. Five attacks, including those using heavy weapons, were seen in the Donetsk sector over the past day, he said.
In the Mariupol sector, the militia fired a tank weapon and a mortar in Krasnohorivka, a sniper was active in Novotroitske, and mortars were used near Vodyane. In all, the Mariupol sector saw four shelling incidents, including two using heavy weapons, over the past day, he said.