"In Donetsk direction, the terrorists launched 34 attacks on the fortifications of Ukrainian servicemen. The Russian mercenaries used grenade launchers of different systems and heavy machine guns to shell Ukrainian positions in Troitske [69km west of Luhansk], Krasnohorivka [29 km west of Donetsk], Opytne [11.5km north-west of Donetsk], Pisky [12km north-west of Donetsk], Zaitseve [67km north-north-east of Donetsk] and Luhanske [59km north-east of Donetsk]," reads the statement.