21 Jan 2016 09:22

Kyiv reports 29 militia attacks on Ukrainian army positions over past day

KYIV. Jan 21 (Interfax) - The militia conducted 29 attacks on Ukrainian army positions over the past day, and most violations were observed in the Donetsk airport area, the army operation press center wrote on Facebook on Thursday morning.

The militia fired grenade launchers and small arms on Ukrainian positions near Pisky, Opytne and the Butovka mine.

A large-caliber machine gun shelled a Ukrainian army stronghold near Starohnativka.

Ukrainian army positions near Talakivka (in the Mariupol area) came under a mortar attack, and precision fire was conducted by use of grenade launchers, small arms and infantry combat vehicles near Luhanske, on the border between the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.