In Donbas, the escalation of the conflict

The headquarters of the ATO told about the violation of the “bread of truce.”

“Bread truce” was violated in all major sectors of the front. This was at the briefing said the speaker of the Ministry of defense of Ukraine on ATO Colonel Andrei Lysenko.

“The fighting took place in the evening on the front Avdiyivka-Sands. The occupants were actively used mortars: it was released about 50 minutes Powerful attack by the enemy occurred in the town: it lasted about 4 hours, the enemy fire was coming from three directions. Militants used as a light and heavy weapons,” – said in the message.

Only in the direction of Donetsk have recorded five attacks, including three with the use of heavy weapons.

On Lugansk the direction the fighting began after 14 hours.

“The enemy violated the ceasefire in the Village of Lugansk, Trekhizbenka, and also in the Popasnyansky area. Mostly militants opened fire from light weapons. Duration of enemy attacks ranged from 10 to 50 minutes,” he said.

Lysenko stated that just yesterday on the Lugansk direction the enemy violated the silence regime six times. And on the Mariupol direction yesterday violated the ceasefire in three places – Krasnogorovka, Pavlopole and Lebedinsky. In just the past day in the direction of Mariupol there were six shootings, including four heavy weapons.

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