"The enemy used mortars, grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms to fire at our strongholds in Donetsk direction 69 times. The militants used 120mm and 82mm mortars to shell our positions near Avdiyivka [18km north of Donetsk], Pisky [12km north-west of Donetsk], Opytne [11.5km north-west of Donetsk], Zaitseve [67km north-north-east of Donetsk], Mayorske [45km north of Donetsk], Pervomaiske [17km north-west of Donetsk], Butovka coal mine [11.4km north-west of Donetsk]," reads the statement.