One Ukrainian serviceman has been injured but none have been killed in Donbas in the past 24 hours, Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman for military issues Oleksandr Motuzianyk said."A sniper injured one soldier. That happened near Taramchuk [in the Mariupol sector]," Motuzianyk said at a press briefing on September 23He added that the Donbas militants were marring the truce and using heavy weapons.
The regional situation is controllable although "the number of provocations has grown," he said. According to Motuzianyk, the militants "are using mortars, and snipers have become active." "The Ukrainian army holds its positions and is ready for deterrence," he said. According to him, the militants fired eight mortar mines near Avdiyivka and on the outskirts of Horlivka in the Donetsk area.
