Ukrainian side says militants continue provocative attacks

A Ukrainian checkpoint in the area of Lozove "was shelled chaotically" by small arms, the message said. It also said that the fire from an air defence launcher was spotted at around 01:00 a.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, the regional military and civil administration said on Friday that two military servicemen were injured by a grenade launcher in the village of Valuiske in Luhansk region. "A subversive reconnaissance group of terrorists hit a military truck, which was delivering water to a checkpoint, by a grenade launcher," the press service of the Luhansk regional military and civil authorities said on Friday. "The terrorists continue to conduct provocative attacks in the region. Subversive reconnaissance groups which are conducting subversive activity enter from time to time into the territory controlled by Ukraine. Despite a lull in the region, a full stoppage of the shellings was unfortunately not attained," head of the Luhansk regional military and civil administration Heorhiy Tuka said.