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Russian proxies open fire in Donbas ten times overnight – ATO Staff
Between 18:00 on Friday and 06:00 on Saturday the terrorists opened unsighted fire near Avdiyivka, Maryinka, Zaytseve and Luhanske, according to the ATO press center. Firing from infantry fighting vehicles and small arms, the militants provoked the Ukrainian troops to return fire near Avdiyivka. The Russian prosies also used...
Poroshenko: 6,000 civilians killed in Donbas over 18 months of hostilities
A total of 8,000 people, including 6,000 civilians, were killed in the Donbas conflict zone for a year and a half, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said at the "2,000 Ukrainian military and 6,000 civilians, including women and children, were killed by the Russian aggression in Donbas in the last 18 months,"...
Russian proxies continue using banned weapons in Donbas
Russian-backed militants in Donbas continued shelling Ukrainian troops on Wednesday with the use of banned, large-caliber weapons, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO). "As was the case before, the terrorists have focused fire on areas near the city of Donetsk in the ATO zone today," the...
ATO HQ reports serious escalation in Donbas, intelligence detects enemy drills
The situation in the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) zone in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, was tense the whole day on Tuesday with almost all the sectors being under militant fire, according to the ATO Headquarters press center. "Terrorists continued firing almost in all the directions," the press center wrote in an update...
Militants use banned anti-aircraft systems, continue attacks on ATO forces
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 30 times overnight, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation wrote on Facebook on Tuesday. "The situation in the Donbas conflict zone remains tense. Terrorists continue to resort to provocative fire in all directions. They...
Terrorists conduct provocative fire in all directions, 30 cases of shellling in 12 hours recorded, — ATO press center
The situation in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area remains tense. Terrorists continue conducting provocation fire in all directions. This was announced by the ATO press center on Facebook. According to the HQ information, in this way the mercenaries are trying to provoke Ukrainian troops to fire in order to...
Russian proxies attack ATO forces 37 times overnight
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 37 times overnight, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation wrote on Facebook early Monday. "The militants opened fire in all directions along the demarcation line, mainly in the Donetsk sector. They fired rocket-propelled...
ATO forces in Donetsk sector under militant fire whole day on Sunday
On Sunday, Russian-backed militants were shelling Ukrainian positions, focusing fire on the Donetsk sector, according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO). "As was the case before, the terrorists focused fire on the Donetsk sector today. They used grenade launchers, large-caliber machine guns and...
One soldier wounded yesterday, two killed
Two soldiers were killed and one wounded in combat actiities in the East of Ukraine on Nov. 21. Presidential Administration speaker on the ATO matters Oleksandr Motuzianyk said at a briefing. Two servicemen died in mine-tripping in the Luhansk region. Provocative shelling was reported in the Luhansk, Donetsk, and Mariupol...
Russian proxies attack ATO forces in Donetsk sector overnight
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in the Donetsk sector from 18:00 to midnight on November 21, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) wrote on Facebook on Saturday. "The Russian-terrorist mercenaries fired mortars on the towns of Maryinka and Krasnohorivka, as well as...
Russia sends another ‘humanitarian convoy’ to Donbas
Russia on Thursday sent more than 100 trucks that Moscow claims are carrying aid for people in Ukraine's Donbas region — this is the 45th that is crossing into Ukraine without permission from the Ukrainian government. The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said the vehicles were delivering more than 1,100...
Poroshenko: Ukrainian military ready to stop aggressor
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko claims Ukraine will stop the aggressor in case of a further offensive. "If the aggressor resorts to active offensive operations, Ukraine will be able to stop the enemy," he said during a conference after military exercises, which involved the military chiefs and Armed Forces...