A fierce battle on the arc Svetlodarsk and attacks on the Mariupol direction. Digest ATO
A fierce battle on the arc Svetlodarsk and attacks on the Mariupol direction. Digest ATO
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In General, the enemy 24 times broke “the silence mode”.
For the past day militants continued shelling positions of the Ukrainian military, primarily in the Mariupol and Donetsk areas. In General, the enemy 24 times broke “the silence mode”. This is stated in the summary of the press center of staff ATO.
So, on the Mariupol direction of the 122-millimeter artillery was shelled Shyrokyne. Mortars of various calibres – Talakovka, Water, Gnutova and SHIROKANE, and from small arms – Pavlopol. Marinka fire kept sniper, and sirocina – tank.
In addition, the direction of Lugansk in the area of the Trinity occupiers fired on our positions from mortars. Novooleksandrivka came under fire from rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine guns. Gray, Yellow, and the Village of the Luhansk fired from small arms.
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Also at the Donetsk direction of the 122-mm artillery and 120-millimeter mortars fired at the occupants of the Luhansk and Avdeevka.
In the area Svetlodarsk arc about 6 in the morning the Russian occupation troops began artillery training with mortars and cannon artillery.
The Ukrainian side of the Joint center for control and coordination ceasefire immediately a request was made to the introduction of “silence mode”. However, the significant enemy forces tried to make a workaround strongholds of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the settlement Lugansk to dislodge the advanced units of the ATO forces from their positions and to change the line of contact between the parties.
Ukrainian soldiers took the fight, which took the initiative, threw the enemy and carried out a counterattack into the flank of the enemy.
The enemy was forced to retreat, leaving with military assets and equipment of Russian production.
According to intelligence reports, the enemy’s losses amounted to at least 25 people were killed and 30 wounded.
We will remind, during yesterday, the occupiers have repeatedly opened fire on our positions on the arc Svetlodarsk and surrounding settlements with a 122 mm artillery and 120-millimeter mortars. As a result of shelling damaged civilian infrastructure and power lines. The city of Svetlodarsk and surrounding villages remained without electricity. Later that evening, three artillery shells exploded near a school in Lugansk.