{"id":64364,"date":"2016-12-11T13:24:22","date_gmt":"2016-12-11T13:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=50601"},"modified":"2016-12-11T16:57:15","modified_gmt":"2016-12-11T14:57:15","slug":"50601-motuzyanik-39","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/50601-motuzyanik-39","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Defense: Militants drastically increase number of attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"m_-1012283263176870954s3\">Following three days of relative decrease of the number of armed provocations, militants drastically increase the attacks yesterday. They are actively using heavy arms. The biggest number of attacks, 39, happened in the Mariupol sector.\u00a0\u201cMilitants are using mortar launchers, 122-mm and 152-mm artillery and tanks. The situation is especially restless near Shyrokyne where attacks continued almost for 24 hours \u2013 from 2 a.m. to 10:23 p.m. Hostilities of the same intensity took place near Vodiane, Talakivka and\u00a0Krasnohorivka,&#8221;\u00a0said<span class=\"m_-1012283263176870954s2\">\u00a0<wbr \/>spokesman of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on ATO related issues Colonel Oleksandr Motuzyanyk at a press briefing at Ukraine Crisis Media Center.<\/span><span class=\"m_-1012283263176870954s2\">\u00a0<\/span>Three\u00a0Ukrainian\u00a0troops<wbr \/>\u00a0died\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0result\u00a0of\u00a0militants<wbr \/>\u2019\u00a0mortar\u00a0shelling\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0vicin<wbr \/>ity\u00a0of\u00a0Krasnohorivka, and one more serviceman was wounded. In total, insurgents launched 45 artillery shells and 380 mortar shells in this sector.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-1012283263176870954s3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-50602 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1024 851'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/11-12_eng.jpg\" alt=\"11-12_eng\" width=\"1024\" height=\"851\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-1012283263176870954s3\">According\u00a0to\u00a0Col.\u00a0Motuzyanyk,\u00a0<wbr \/>Russia-backed militant groups violated the ceasefire in Popasna, Novyi Aidar and Stanytsia Luhanska areas in the Luhansk sector. \u201cThe situation was the most difficult near Novozvanivka and Novooleksandrivka where militants repeatedly opened mortar fire. Moreover,\u00a0mortar launchers were used in the vicinity of Troitske and Krymske,\u201d he said. In total, militants launched 77 mortar shells. \u201cLet me remind that militants violated the ceasefire near Stanytsia Luhanska, which is a blunt violation of the agreements regarding disengagement of troops and equipment. Because of regular hostile provocations Ukrainian army continues remaining at their strongholds to provide safety of local civilians,&#8221; emphasized Col. Motuzyanyk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-1012283263176870954s3\">Hostilities in the Donetsk sector continue in traditional areas &#8211; in Avdiivka and the vicinity, Luhanske settlement and the perimeter of Horlivka. \u201cAlmost every attack was accompanied by fire from 82-mm and 120-mm mortars or grenade launchers. In total, militants lunched 158 mortar shells,\u201d said the spokesman. Another Ukrainian serviceman was injured in combat near Verkhniotoretske.<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-1012283263176870954s3\">According to Col. Motuzyanyk, Ukrainian side of the Joint Center for Control and Coordination\u00a0secured repair of a power transmission line at Donetsk filtration plant. \u201cThe line was damaged in hostile shelling several days ago. 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