Ukrainian army repels militant attack near Troyitske

The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine more than 35 times in last day, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) wrote on Facebook early Monday.

"An hour-long military clash with a small group of militants took place not far from the village of Troyitske in Luhansk region. The attackers were repulsed and were forced to retreat," the report says.

The militants used banned 120mm mortars near the village of Stanytsia Luhanska for the second time in the past day.

The occupiers also fired 82mm mortars near the village of Zaitseve in the vicinity of the town of Horlivka, as well as near the temporarily occupied city of Donetsk – on the Ukrainian positions on the outskirts of the town of Krasnohorivka.

"The enemy tanks shelled our positions near Krasnohorivka," the press center said.

The Kremlin-backed mercenaries continue to fire small arms, rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns on the villages of Pisky, Opytne, and the town of Avdiyivka.

According to the press center, the aggressor fired automatic mounted grenade launchers on the villages of Mayorsk and Luhansk near Horlivka at night. The enemy also fired small arms, heavy machine guns, and infantry fighting vehicles on ATO forces near the village of Novhorodske. In addition, a sniper was active in the said area.

"In general, the militants violated the ceasefire 57 times in the Donbas conflict zone in the last day. From midnight, the enemy has already fired rocket-propelled grenades and small arms about five times on our soldiers near Pisky," the press center said.