The headquarters of the ATO reported significant losses in the war in the Donbas
For Tuesday, April 25, in the area of ATO in the Donbas the militants have increased the number of attacks compared to previous days in two times – up to 65 years. Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and four were injured.
This is stated in the summary of the press center of the ATO headquarters the morning of April 26.
On Donetsk the direction of fire of 120-mm mortars, weapons, armored personnel carriers, anti-tank grenade launchers and heavy machine guns, the militants covered the Ukrainian strongholds near the Sands. 120-millimeter mortars used in the area of Experienced and Luhansk. Near Avdeevka and Kamenki beat from 82-mm mortars, rocket-propelled grenades of various systems and machine guns of large calibers. At the Butovka mine opened fire from mortars of caliber of 82 mm. From APCS, grenade launchers and heavy machine guns beat on the Ukrainian soldiers in the area of Trinity and Zaytsevy and positions near Novgorod fired from machine guns and anti-aircraft installations ZU-23-2. The armament of the BMP used near Verhnetoretskogo. Near Avdeevka and Novgorod were active militants snipers.
In the coastal areas of the 120-mm mortars and automatic grenade launchers, the militants fired at the positions under Novotroitsk. Marines near the Water and Gotovogo covered fire 82-mm mortars, rocket-propelled grenades of various systems and heavy machine guns, and against the Ukrainian military near Marinka used 82-millimetre mortars. Strongholds in the area Krasnogorovka beat from grenade launchers and machine guns of large calibers, and near Shirokino and Pavlopol from grenade launchers and small arms. Against the Marines under the Water and Sirotinin also used weapons, infantry fighting vehicles. Under Novotroitsk activity showed militants snipers.
On Lugansk the direction of the fire artillery systems of 122 mm caliber, anti-aircraft installations ZU-23-2, BTR weapons and antitank grenade launchers fighters shot the Ukrainian strongholds near Novoaleksandrovka. The 82-mm mortars used in the area of Yellow and rocket-propelled grenades of various systems shelled positions near krymske and Popasnaya. From heavy machine guns and weapons of the armored personnel carrier was shot near Novozvanovka.
“In some cases, where there is an immediate threat to life and health of servicemen, commanders made the decision on an adequate opening fire in response,” – said the headquarters of ATO.