23 Aug 2015 20:59

Kyiv reports shell attacks in Donbas

KYIV. Aug 23 (Interfax) - The Ukrainian military said on Sunday that their positions in Donbas continued being shelled, mainly from small arms and weapons with a caliber of over 100 millimeters, throughout the day on Sunday.

In particular, early this morning the Ukrainian positions in Luhansk Region were shelled several times from grenade launchers and large-caliber machineguns, the Ukrainian military press center said on Sunday.

In Mariupol area, the Ukrainian strongholds in Shyrokyne and Sartana were struck by 152-millimeter artillery, the press center said. Near Donetsk, 120-millimeter mortars were fired against Opitne and Avdiivka, the press center said.