Ukrainian army reports no losses in 30 militants’ attacks on April 22, - ATO HQ

Occasionally using weapons banned by the Minsk agreements, combined Russian-separatist forces committed 30 attacks on Ukrainian military personnel in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone over the past 24-hour period.

Censor.NET reports citing the latest update by the ATO headquarters press center as of April 22.

"At Luhansk section of the frontline, the invaders shelled the ATO forces’ defenses near Novhorodske and Luhanske villages with banned 120-mm mortars. The militants also bombarded the outskirts of Novhorodske, Novoselivka and Troitske with 82-mm mortars. The enemy committed strikes with grenade launchers of various systems in the vicinity of Troitske, Luhanske, and Novoselivka, employed large-caliber machine guns against defenders of Luhanske and Troitske, while the Ukrainian troops’ positions near Novhorodske were attacked with armament of infantry fighting vehicles and small arms.

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"In Donetsk direction, the militants fired upon the ATO forces’ defenses near Talakivka with 82-mm mortars, grenade launchers, large-caliber machine guns, and small arms. The invaders also employed grenade launchers of various systems and small arms against defenders of Avdiivka, Butivka mine, Marinka, and Vodiane; large-caliber machine guns – against defenders of Pavlopil, Hnutove, Krasnohorivka and Shyrokyne. Ukrainian troops deployed in the vicinity of Kamianka came under small arms fire. Moreover, the enemy snipers committed attacks on Ukrainian military personnel near Pavlopil and Novotroitske.

"No Ukrainian soldier was killed or injured in action over the past 24 hours," the situation report reads.

Earlier, Russian terrorists attacked Ukrainian troops 47 times on April 21.