Vuurgevecht rebellen met soldaten bij Popasna

Mortar shelling, clash near Popasna: ATO HQ report A total of 48 attacks on the positions of the Ukrainian forces in Donbas were recorded in the past 24 hours, according to the press center of the ATO Headquarters. War 11:00, 31 December 2016 8 READ LATER REUTERS REUTERS In the Mariupol direction the invaders opened fire at Shyrokine and Talakivka from 120mm and 82mm mortars. They also fired grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms -on Vodiane, Talakivka, Pavlopilya, Maryinka, Shyrokine, Lebedinske, and Hnutove. As noted in the report, the invaders shelled Novozvanivka (in the Luhansk directions) from 82mm mortars. Grenade launchers and small arms were used in the attacks on Stanytsia Luhanska, Novozvanivka, Kondrashevka Nova, Krasne Hlynyshche, and Novo-Oleksandrivka. Read also Military prosecutor: 3 WIA, 5 non-combat losses in Donbas in last day According to ATO Staff in the Donetsk direction, the militants fired small arms at Troitske, Avdiyivka, Luhanske, Zaitseve, Yuzhne, Verhnyotoretske, and Opytne. At the same time, it is reported that a clash with the pro-Russian militants took place near Popasna. The militant attack was repulsed, the enemy suffered losses and retreated.

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De pro-Russische rebellen voerden gisteren 48 aanvallen uit op posities van het Oekraïense leger. Daarbij ging het onder meer om een vuurgevecht nabij Popasna. De rebellen moesten zich na enige tijd terugtrekken. Er zouden doden en gewonden zijn aan hun kant; onder de Oekraïense soldaten viel één gewonde.
In de omgeving van Marioepol vielen de rebellen soldaten in Sjirokine en Talakivka aan met 82 en 120 millimeter mortieren, granaatwerpers en zware machinegeweren. De granaatwerpers en machinegeweren werden ook gebruikt tegen soldaten bij Vodiane, Marinka, Lebedinske en Hnoetove. Bij Novozvanivka kregen die te maken met 82 millimeter mortieren.

Granaatwerpers werden door de rebellen in de provincie Loehansk ingezet tegen Stanitsja Loehanska, Novozvanivka, Kondrasjevka Nova, Krasne Hlinitsje en Novo-Oleksandrivka. In de omgeving van Donetsk bestookten de rebellen soldaten met geweervuur bij Trojtske, Avdiivka, Loehanske, Zajtseve Joezhne, Verchniotoretske en Opitne.

Bron: Unian