From Pavlopolya to Shirokino skirmish lasted all day.
For the past day, March 5, the situation on the arc Svetlodarsk again escalated in the town and on its flanks continued intense fighting.
A day none of Ukrainian military died, however five were injured, reported at the briefing on March 6, the press Secretary of the Ministry of defense of Ukraine concerning anti-terrorist operation Colonel Andrei Lysenko, reports the website of the Information-analytical center of National security of Ukraine.
According to Lysenko, on the Donetsk direction in the area of Lugansk the fighting lasted more than five hours. Here, the occupying forces committed massive artillery, tank and mortar shelling as well as actively opened fire from light weapons. In particular, at dawn the militants used mortars and armored vehicles, after 11:00 made 16 shots from the tank, and after sunset, spent artillery, mortar and tank shelling.
The confrontation around the occupied Horlivka, especially on the Northern outskirts. The militants used heavy weapons only in dark time of day, day, they fired at the Ukrainian military from small arms. In the past days, the Russian occupation forces fired towards the positions of ATO forces in the North of Gorlovka perimeter about 75 min. in addition, after lunch in Novgorod more than an hour continued firing with small arms and rocket-propelled grenades.
In Avdeyevka and on its flanks – in the heater and on the position of the mine Butovka – over the past day militants were especially actively used tanks, firing more than 40 rounds. In addition, on this front they have released more than 170 minutes, the Attacks continued around the clock.
Near the Donetsk airport in Pisky recorded three attacks of illegal armed groups, two of which are from the tank. In addition, Nevel was the firing of sniper terrorists, and after dark – the occasional mortar attack.
Overall, during the past days in Donetsk area there were 46 enemy attacks, 31 of them from heavy weapons.
On the Mariupol direction in the Maryinsky district in the evening he had a skirmish with armored vehicles and grenade launchers. In addition, to Pavlopol, Shirokino, the shooting continued throughout the era, and remains the most alarming situation on the Eastern approaches to Mariupol.
In particular, in the morning in the Water and Shirokino militants opened fire from tanks. In addition, in these lines and in Gnutovo they had mortar attacks, actively used armored vehicles and light weapons, including sniper rifles.
In General, the last day on the Mariupol direction there were 43 enemy fire, including 13 – heavy weapons.
At the direction of Lugansk recorded 10 cases of violation of ceasefire by militants, half of them in the Popasnyansky area. In particular, after 1:00 they opened fire from mortars on the North-Eastern area Popasnaya and the positions of the forces ATO in Novooleksandrivka, releasing 10 min.
In addition, in the morning, under fire were the positions of Ukrainian military in the Trinity. Here, the occupying forces used mortars, weapons, infantry fighting vehicles and small arms.
Late in the evening in the Popasnyansky area recorded two short armed provocations. Around the same time, they tried to provoke anti-terrorist operation forces Shelled on Bakhmutskaya route, opening fire from anti-tank grenade launchers. Here the Ukrainian military did not open fire in response.
In the Novoaydarsky region of the illegal armed formations have violated the silence regime once, firing 15 shells towards the positions of ATO forces in the Crimean. In addition, twice during the day, they opened small arms fire on the Village of Lugansk.
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