Militants shell Ukrainian troops 22 times

"The militants used grenade launchers, heavy machine guns, and small arms to shell in the direction of Verkhniotoretske [22km north-east of Donetsk], Avdiyivka [18km north of Donetsk], Pisky [12km north-west of Donetsk], and Opytne [11.5km north-west of Donetsk]," reads the statement. In addition, the terrorists used the same types of weapons to fire on Luhanske (59km north-east of Donetsk) and Mayorske (45km north of Donetsk). The mercenaries also opened aimed fire on the positions of Ukrainian forces outside Avdiyivka (18km north of Donetsk), using anti-tank and automatic grenade launchers, small arms. The terrorists launched a total of 22 attacks from 18:00 till 06:00.