Two Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 11 others wounded in the military operation area in the eastern part of the country over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian presidential spokesman Oleksandr Motuzianyk said.
"Two our warriors have been killed and eight others wounded in action over the past twenty-four hours. Three more National Guard servicemen were injured by hitting an explosive device," Motuzianyk said at a news briefing in Kyiv on Saturday.
There have been no attacks in the Luhansk sector lately, Motuzianyk said. "In the Donetsk sector, along the entire frontline, the enemy has used heavy weapons, particularly 82mm and 120mm mortars. Illegal armed units violated the ceasefire in Troitske, Mayorsk, Luhanske, Pisky, Avdiyivka, and Zaitseve. A total of 40 mines have been fired upon the ATO [antiterrorist operation] forces' positions," he said.
The most complicated situation is currently near Avdiyivka, where Ukrainian government forces "often have to return fire so as to stop provocations."
One Ukrainian soldier was killed and another seven were wounded in Donbas in the last day, presidential administration speaker for Anti-Terrorist Operation issues Andriy Lysenko has said.
"In the past 24 hours, one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and seven wounded in hostilities," he said at a briefing in Kyiv on Monday.
Four Ukrainian military servicemen have been injured in the special operation zone in eastern Ukraine in the past 24 hours, Ukrainian presidential administration spokesman for Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) issues Andriy Lysenko said on Sunday.
"The past 24 hours saw none of our soldiers killed and four injured as a result of the hostilities. A Ukrainian volunteer medic was also injured as a result of shelling near Avdiyivka," he said at a briefing in Kyiv on Sunday.
In the Luhansk area, the enemy opened fire on the village of Nyzhnioteple from the right bank of the Siverskyi Donets, Lysenko said.
In the Donetsk area, on a part of the Zaitseve-Maiorsk front, the enemy used 122 millimeter howitzers, having launched 160 shells. The shelling was most intense between 05:00 and 08:00 in the morning.
The most difficult situation remains near Avdiyivka, Lysenko said. "The ATO forces are holding the occupied positions and delivering effective fire in response," he said.
In all, 43 shell attacks have been launched in the Donetsk area in the past 24 hours, with one in three of them involving heavy weapons, he said.
In the Mariupol sector, the enemy violated the ceasefire four times: a sniper operated in Maryinka and an 82 millimeter mortar launcher was used in Shyrokyne. The adversary also opened fire in Talakivka, the presidential spokesperson said.