Acht soldaten gewond bij aanvallen van rebellen

Het Oekraïense leger kreeg gisteren te maken met 54 aanvallen van de pro-Russische rebellen. Daarbij liepen acht soldaten verwondingen op. In de buurt van de stad Donetsk vuurden de rebellen met zware artillerie op soldaten bij het dorp Novobachmoetivka, terwijl tegen soldaten bij het dorp Verchniotoretske 120 millimeter mortieren werden ingezet.

Avdiivka en het dorp Novoselivka Droeha kregen te maken met mortieren en zware macinegerweren, terwijl tegen soldaten bij de dorpen Piski, Trojtske en Kamianka granaatwerpers werden gebruikt. Pantserwagens en zware machinegerweren werden door de rebellen ingezet tegen soldaten bij het dorp Loehanske. In de omgeving van de stad Avdiivka was een sluipschutter actief.

Ook in de buurt van de havenstad Marioepol was het weer een onrustige dag. De rebellen schoten met 120 millimeter mortieren op legerposities bij Marinka en Krasnohorivka. Herhaaldelijk beschoten ze de verdedigers van het dorp Sjirokine, terwijl tegen Hoetove, Vodiane en Novotrojtske granaatwerpers en zware machinegeweren werden gebruikt.

In de provincie was het overdag rustig, maar ging het er in de avonduren weer stevig aan toe. Het dorp Krimske werd bestookt met 120 millimeter mortieren en granaatwerpers. Soldaten bij het dorp Tripilia kregen te maken met 152 millimeter artillerie. De rebellen schoten zes granaten op ze af. De situatie rond het dorp Stanitsja Loehanska was bijzonder gespannen. Mortieren, zware machinegeweren en een sluipschutter maakten de soldaten daar het leven zuur.

Bron: Unian

Ukraine reports about 54 attacks in Donbas in past 24 hours Combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 54 times in the past 24 hours, including 22 times in the Donetsk sector, 20 times in the Mariupol sector and 12 times in the Luhansk sector, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters. War 10:21, 23 August 2016 75 READ LATER REUTERS REUTERS "In the Donetsk sector, the enemy fired heavy artillery systems on the village of Novobakhmutivka. The militants also used 120mm mortars near the village of Verkhniotoretske. They opened fire from mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine-guns in the town of Avdiyivka and the village of Novoselivka Druha, grenade launchers of various systems in the villages of Pisky, Troyitske and Kamianka, as well as infantry fighting vehicles and heavy machine-guns in the village of Luhanske. Additionally, a sniper was active near Avdiyivka," the press center said. Read also Ukraine intel reports 7 militants KIA, 5 WIA in Donbas in last day In the Mariupol sector, Russia's hybrid military force fired 120mm mortars on the Ukrainian positions in the towns of Maryinka and Krasnohorivka. They also repeatedly fired 82mm mortars and grenade launchers on the defenders of the village of Shyrokyne, grenade launchers and machine-guns in the villages of Hnutove, Vodiane and Novotroyitske. Small arms were used in the village of Hranitne. A sniper was active in Shyrokyne, Hnutove and near Maryinka. In Luhansk region, after a relative lull, the occupiers violated the ceasefire in the evening, having fired rocket-propelled grenades and small arms in the village of Lopaskyne. "They used 120mm mortars and grenade launchers in the village of Krymske. A sniper was working there as well. The enemy launched six shells from a 152mm artillery system on the Ukrainian positions near the village of Trypillia. The militants fired automatic mounted grenade launchers and heavy machine-guns near the town of Zolote. The situation was tense in the village of Stanytsia Luhanska, where the occupiers used infantry fighting vehicles along with mortars, rocket-propelled grenades and heavy machine-guns to attack the village. Furthermore, a sniper activity was recorded there," the press center said.

Read more on UNIAN: http://www.unian.info/war/1482919-ukraine-reports-about-54-attacks-in-donbas-in-past-24-hours.html