TEH RUSSIA-GUIDED TERRORISTS HAVE INCREASED SHELLINGS OF UKRAINE'S POSITIONS

Recent days were marked with significant aggravation of the situation at the front. The Russia-backed terrorists of Donbass have been attacking Ukraine's Defence Forces positions with heavy artillery and opened fire from tanks.

According to yesterday's report of the ATO  press center for November 19 the terrorists opened fire for 30 times, using Minsk-proscribed weapons. Russian proxies opened fire from a tank, 120-mm and 82-mm mortars, infantry fighting vehicle. Ukrainian troops returned fire in 20 cases, using small arms, grenade launchers and infantry fighting vehicle. No Ukrainian serviceman was killed in action yesterday, four were injured.

Most militant shelling were carried out in Luhansk sector. “The enemy conducted 18 aimed attacks at Ukrainian positions. They fired from 120-mm and 82-mm mortars, grenade launchers, small arms and infantry fighting vehicle. Russian proxies repeatedly opened fire at Ukrainian troops at Luhanske village”, said Colonel Oleksandr Motuzyanyk. The terrorists fired at Ukrainian positions in Troitske from 120-mm mortars.

They shelled Novotoshkivske and Novoleksandrivka villages from 82-mm mortars, small arms and grenade launchers. Zaitseve came under fire from grenade launchers and infantry fighting vehicle.

In Donetsk sector, the largest number of enemy’s aimed attacks were registered in the Vodyane area. “The enemy opened fire from 120-mm and 82-mm mortars four times. For more than half an hour, the enemy fired five times at Ukrainian positions from the tank, and carried tight fire from grenade launchers”, said the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense spokesman on ATO. Russian proxies fired from 120-mm and 82-mm mortars at Ukrainian troops in Opytne and Pavlopil.

Source: the ATO press-center