Militants intensively by beating Ukrainian military tanks and other heavy weapons
Thursday evening, March 23, militants have increased shelling of Ukrainian military in the ATO zone in the Donbas. Began to peel from the tanks, not to mention other heavy weapons that they use.
“The Ukrainian side of the JCCC says that the enemy ignoring all the Minsk agreements intensively uses prohibited weapons in all directions along the demarcation line. Since March 23, starting at 16:20 illegal armed groups ORDO used 12 tank shells of caliber of 125 mm, about 50 mines of calibre of 120 mm, 80 min caliber 82 mm, AGS – 203 shots and all types of small arms. All attacks militants carried out the positions of the Armed forces of Ukraine and the areas near the settlements of Avdeevka, Krasnogorovka, Novgorod, Marinka situation in Russia and Zenit. Continues the use of 122-mm of a portable reactive system “Grad-P” (“Partisans”) – 2 shots in the direction of the village of Shirokino. Also worked several times sniper”, – stated in the message the press center of staff ATO.
According to preliminary data, victims among the civilian population.
“Such actions of illegal armed groups ORDO indicate gross violations of the Minsk agreements, deliberate planning and implementation of terrorist acts against the civilian population and the Armed forces of Ukraine, and targeted action regarding further escalation of the conflict and the reluctance to observe the ceasefire regime”, – emphasized in the ATO.
Earlier, militants fired at positions of the AFU “Grad”. Wounded three Ukrainian soldiers.