28 Oct 2016 10:58

Ukrainian border guards report attack on Mariinka checkpoint in Donbas

KYIV. Oct 28 (Interfax) - The militia has fired small arms and grenade launchers on the Mariinka checkpoint in the Donetsk region, the Ukrainian State Border Service said on Friday.

The attack on the Mariinka checkpoint lasted for more than three hours on Thursday, the service said. The fire started at around 8:30 p.m. after the checkpoint had closed for the night. "The fire was coming from a belt of trees on the outskirts of Oleksandrivka. They fired small arms at first and used AGS-17 and RPG grenade launchers later," the service said.

No Ukrainian servicemen were hurt, it said.

Two attacks were observed in the same area several days ago, according to Kyiv.