Day in the ATO: a major fire at the frontline and five wounded soldiers
Over the past day militants fired Ukrainian position 85 times. This reports the press center of the ATO headquarters as of 6 a.m. Sunday, March 19.
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In Donetsk direction positions of the armed forces in the area of Lugansk and Avdeevka Russian occupants fired from mortars of 82 and 120 mm grenade launchers and different systems. For the fortifications near Nevel and Sands from heavy machine guns, and there Experienced, the Trinity, Zaytsevy and Kamenka – propelled grenades and 82-mm mortars.
On the Mariupol direction for hitting the Ukrainian positions near Pavlopol Water and twice the enemy used artillery caliber of 122, and near Shirokino mortars of caliber of 120 mm. At the fortifications in the area of Marinka and Gotovogo from 82-mm mortars, small arms and grenade launchers.
Increased the number of attacks on Lugansk the direction where near the Crimea Russian occupants fired from grenade launchers of various systems, mortars of 82 and 120, tanks and then, close to midnight, and even heavy artillery of 152 mm caliber.
Strongholds in the area of the Trinity repeatedly shelled with mortars of caliber of 120 mm, and close to Novoaleksandrovka, Trekhizbenka and Popasnaya from LNG. Near the village of the Luhansk from grenade launchers and machine guns of large caliber.
With the beginning of the day wounded five Ukrainian defenders.
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