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MoD states the adversary employs both heavy and light weapons to shell the Ukrainian positions in all the \u201ctraditional\u201d flashpoints. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cNumber of militants\u2019 armed provocations increased again,\u201d informed spokesman of the Ministry of Defense on ATO related issues Colonel Andriy Lysenko at a press briefing at Ukraine Crisis Media Center. In the Luhansk sector militants became more active in the Popasna area where the majority of provocations took place. They used light weapons near Bohuslavske and Katerynivka and opened fire from armored personnel carrier in the vicinity of Novooleksandrivka. \u201cMoreover, militants were shooting from grenade launchers of various types and opened sniping fire near Stanytsia Luhansk. Brief firefight took place at the end of the day near Staryi Aidar,\u201d added Col. Lysenko.<\/p>\n

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One Ukrainian serviceman was injured in a militants\u2019 armed provocation near Staryi Aidar. Ukrainian Armed Forces incurred no losses.<\/p>\n

The situation is the calmest in the Donetsk sector. \u201cMilitants violated the ceasefire only three times in Avdiivka and near Luhanske settlement. No heavy weapons were used,\u201d said the spokesman.<\/p>\n

Militants were shooting from mortar launchers in the Mariupol sector, near Shyrokyne and Talakivka, and an APC was used near Vodiane. Militants were shooting from light weapons in other areas \u2013 Mariinka, Hnutove, Pavlopil, Bohdanivka and Vodiane.\u00a0 \u201cMoreover, hostile snipers were shelling Ukrainian positions three times \u2013 twice near Novotroitske and once near Hnutove village,\u201d explained Col. Lysenko.<\/p>\n

Report on the military developments as of December 15 is available\u00a0here<\/a>. Interactive data on the shelling: chronology shelling\u00a0chart<\/a>\u00a0and the interactive\u00a0map<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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