Ukrainian army accuses Donbas militia of 43 attacks in past 24 hours
KYIV. March 9 (Interfax) - The militia has conducted 43 attacks on Ukrainian army positions in Donbas in the past 24 hours, including 37 attacks conducted in the Donetsk sector and five in the Mariupol area, the army operation press center wrote on Facebook on Wednesday morning.
Kyiv accused the militia of launching twelve mortar attacks on army strongholds near Opytne, Avdiivka, Luhanske and Zaitseve.
The militia's infantry combat vehicle shelled Ukrainian army positions near Luhanske.
Small arms, machineguns and various types of grenade launchers were used against Ukrainian army strongholds near Pisky, Myronivske, Novhorodske, Troitske, Krasnohorivka, Mayorsk and Verkhnotoretske.
The militia was active near Shyrokyne, Starohnativka and Maryinka in the Mariupol area.
"At about 7 p.m., a sabotage-and-reconnaissance unit approached a Ukrainian army observation post near Trekhizbenka in the Luhansk region to a distance of 200 meters and opened small arms fire. The post personnel returned fire," it said.
