"The militants used small arms and grenade launchers of various systems to shell our strongholds near Zaitseve [67km north-north-east of Donetsk], Luhanske [59km north-east of Donetsk], Avdiyivka [18km north of Donetsk]," the statement reads. As noted, the Ukrainian servicemen also came under fire from grenade launchers and small arms near Hnutove village in Mariupol direction.