{"id":64866,"date":"2016-12-21T14:43:01","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T14:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=51005"},"modified":"2016-12-21T15:15:43","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T13:15:43","slug":"51005-andrij-lisenko-259","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/51005-andrij-lisenko-259","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Defense: Situation remains tense, one Ukrainian solider confirmed as hostage \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Flashpoint in the Donetsk sector \u2013 Avdiivka, in the Luhansk sector \u2013 Popasna, in the Mariupol sector amount of attacks drops but the intensity of the attacks is still high.<\/em><\/p>\n

The situation in the zone of military action in East Ukraine remains tense. Militants continue active hostilities at the Svitlodarsk bulge where they made a number of artillery and mortar attacks from the very morning till afternoon and attempted an assault which was defeated by Ukrainian troops. Two Ukrainian soldiers died in combat yesterday, four were injured and four more sustained blast injury. Moreover, the information on one serviceman taken captive on December 18 during the fight at the Svitlodarsk bulge has been confirmed, said spokesman of the Ministry of Defense on ATO related issues Colonel Andriy Lysenko at a press briefing at Ukraine Crisis Media Center.\u00a0\u201cAfter their failed attack, the enemy somewhat cooled down and instigated five armed provocations till the end of the day, using various grenade launchers. Our troops responded with fire from weapons authorized by the Minsk agreements to the most intense attacks,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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Col. Lysenko informed that Avdiivka remains another flashpoint in the Donetsk sector. Russia-backed militants are using both light weapons and mortar launchers in Avdiivka industrial area. Hostilities in the Luhansk sector moved towards Popasna yet another time. \u201cEnemy widely used light weapons, including sniping weapons, in this frontline area during the day. Russian proxies opened mortar fire in Popasna district late at night,\u201d he elaborated. Moreover, two militants\u2019 armed provocations took place in Stanytsia Luhanska and Syze village in the close vicinity to Ukrainian-Russian border.<\/p>\n

The number of attacks in the Mariupol sector reduced by 50 percent, but the intensity of hostile fire remains unchanged. \u201cRussia-backed militants continue widely using heavy armor, including 120-mm mortar launchers and 122-mm cannons. Enemy\u2019s combat activity significantly decreased in the south, where four attacks at Ukrainian positions took place, compared to more than 20 yesterday,\u201d said Col. Lysenko. Nevertheless, active hostilities resumed west of Dokuchaevsk where militants launched over 60 shells toward Ukrainian positions, used armor many times and instigated armed provocations from small arms. Militants shelled Krasnohorivka from mortars and grenade launchers.<\/p>\n

Report on the military developments as of December 20 is available\u00a0here<\/a>. Interactive data on the shelling: chronology shelling\u00a0chart<\/a>\u00a0and the interactive\u00a0map<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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