Militants shell Ukrainian troops 68 times

"The militants launched 68 attacks on the Ukrainian positions along the entire demarcation line over the past day. The tensest situation was observed in Donetsk direction," reads the statement. In particular, the Ukrainian soldiers came under fire near Mayorske (45km north of Donetsk), Opytne (11.5km north-west of Donetsk), Novhorodske (34km north of Donetsk), Luhanske (59km north-east of Donetsk), Leninske (22km east of Mariupol). It is noted that the militants used the heavy weapons, banned by the Minsk Agreements, to shell the Ukrainian troops near Avdiyivka (18km north of Donetsk) and Zaitseve (67km north-north-east of Donetsk).