"The militants continue using the weapons banned by the Minsk Agreements to fire at our positions near Opytne [11.5km north-west of Donetsk], Avdiyivka [18km north of Donetsk], Luhanske [59km north-east of Donetsk] and Zaitseve [67km north-north-east of Donetsk]," reads the statement. In addition, the Russian-backed terrorists used small arms, machine guns and grenade launchers of various systems to shell fortifications of the ATO troops near Pisky (12km north-west of Donetsk), Novhorodske (34km north of Donetsk), Troitske (69km west of Luhansk), Krasnohorivka (29 km west of Donetsk), Mayorske (45km north of Donetsk) and Verkhniotoretske (22km north-east of Donetsk).