Grads open fire again in Donbass: militias and Ukrainian security forces exchange accusations
Kyiv, January 02 (PolitNavigator, Victoria Litovchenko) – Security forces and militias continue to accuse each other of violating the “silence” regime in Donbass.
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Starting from 18:00, the militia fired at the positions of the Ukrainian military 16 times, according to the ATO headquarters.
“Using small arms, grenade launchers and mortars, militants fired at the Donetsk airport at night, and with small arms at the outskirts of Chernukhino. The settlements of Stary Aydar, Zolotoye, Popasnaya, and the outskirts of Uglegorsk and Chermalyk received mortar fire,” the report says.
Ukrainian security forces claim that the militia opened artillery fire five times, including twice from Grads.
“The positions of the ATO troops in the areas of the Poltavskaya mine and the settlements of Leninskoye and Olenevka were subjected to artillery shelling. Zolote and Olkhovatka came under fire from BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket systems,” the ATO headquarters said.
In turn, the militias report that powerful explosions were heard from the Donetsk airport at night. According to them, closer to midnight everything began to calm down in Gorlovka, but at 23:55 the use of artillery began again. “At 00:10, from the direction of Sand, the Ukrainian Armed Forces continued shelling in the district of Oktyabrsky and the terminal area,” the militia reported.
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