Militants attack using tanks and 122mm howitzers today

In the past 24 hours, on July 25, Russian-backed illegal armed groups shelled Ukrainian troops in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) area 75 times, with 39 attacks launched from 18.00 Kyiv time till midnight, the ATO press center wrote on Facebook.

Starting from 20:00 Kyiv time, militants shelled almost simultaneously Ukrainian troops near the settlements of Krasnogorivka and Nyzhnie, using 120mm mortar. Later, militants launched shelling near the villages of Pisky, Mayorske, Pershe Travnia, and Mykolaivka. Ukrainian troops near the village of Kurdiumivka were also under enemy 152mm artillery fire, while the village of Berezove was attacked by a tank two times.

Militants were firing from mortars and small arms on the ATO troops near the villages of Avdiyivka, Nelypivka, Zhovte, Luganske, Chermalyk, Opytne, Triokhizbenka, repeatedly Pisky and Mayorske.

Today, on July 26, militants opened fire on the positions of Ukrainian troops near Berezove using tanks. Later, militants continued shelling Krasnogorivka. Also, at 04:50 the positions of the ATO forces near this village were shelled with 122mm howitzers for half an hour.

In addition, the ATO press center reports on militant tactics of “disturbing fire” on the positions of Ukrainian forces near the settlements of Maryinka, Opytne, Krasnogorivka, Verkhniotoretske.