Two servicemen wounded in ATO area Aug.20, - ATO speaker

The militants intensified their attacks on the line of collision in the east of Ukraine.

Two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area on Aug. 20, Presidential Administration spokesman on ATO issues Colonel Oleksandr Motuzianyk announced today at a briefing, Censor.NET reports.

According to him, ATO forces came under fire for seven times in the Luhansk sector, 26 times in the Donetsk sector (including 17 attacks with large-caliber weapons), and 30 in the Mariupol sector (including 12 attacks with large-caliber weapons).

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As it was reported earlier, the militants intensified their attacks and use of prohibited weapons towards the Independence Day.