Militants shell residential areas in Donbas

The militants conducted 29 attacks on the Ukrainian military in the Mariupol sector. Ukrainian strongholds near Krasnohorivka came under fire of mortars of various calibers, a tank, an infantry combat vehicle, an anti-aircraft gun and infantry armaments. Several mines hit a residential area near the city hospital, yet no casualties were reported. The militants attacked the same populated locality at the end of the day, using 120mm mortars and 152mm artillery systems. Consequences of that attack are being verified, the staff said. In addition, the militants fired mortars on Ukrainian army positions near Shyrokyne and Maryinka in the same sector, it said.The militants have opened fire 57 times on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in past 24 hours, resulting in injuries of five soldiers, the press centre of the Anti-Terrorist operation (ATO) headquarters has reported.