Situation in Donbass along all front line remains complicated

The Ukrainian government forces suffered casualties in the Mariupol sector, which saw 28 attacks in the past 24 hours,Ukrainian Defense Ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzianyk said at a press briefing in Kyiv. In the Donetsk sector, the militants continued to shell Ukrainian government forces positions on the frontline stretch between Kamyanka, Avdiyivka and the Butovka coalmine.As a result of the battle between the servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Russian invaders, which took place in Mariupol sector near the village of Vodiane, the enemy suffered significant losses. Near Vodiane two enemy groups approached our positions. Ukrainian troops repelled the enemy, which retreated.