Separatists shell Ukrainian positions over 20 times

"Over twenty ceasefire violations by the Russian-terrorist troops were recorded from 18:00 yesterday until midnight," reads the statement. In particular, the militants used small arms, grenade launchers, and heavy machine guns to fire on Luhanske (59km north-east of Donetsk), Mayorske (45km north of Donetsk), Zaitseve (67km north-north-east of Donetsk), Novhorodske (34km north of Donetsk). As noted, the Ukrainian positions in Luhansk region were shelled from an automatic grenade launcher. The terrorists also used small arms to shell the western outskirts of Shyrokyne (20km east of Mariupol).