{"id":66311,"date":"2017-01-27T15:09:32","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T15:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=51926"},"modified":"2017-01-27T19:16:37","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T17:16:37","slug":"51926-polkovnik-motuzyanik-48","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/51926-polkovnik-motuzyanik-48","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Defense: Militants shoot at Ukrainian positions in Luhansk sector from Grad MRLS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Two Ukrainian servicemen died in combat yesterday, but no troops were injured<\/em><\/p>\n

Militants were massively shelling Ukrainian positions in the 40th<\/sup> km of Krymske-Novozvanivka in the Luhansk sector. \u201cThey used Grad multiple rocket launcher system to launch 20 missiles at Ukrainian positions. After 2 p.m. militants started shooting from mortars and did not stop until late night. The number of launched mortar shells exceeded 160,\u201d said the spokesman of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine on ATO related issues Colonel Oleksandr Motuzyanyk at a press briefing at Ukraine Crisis Media Center. Moreover, militants used cannon artillery \u2013 Gvozdika self-propelled mounts.<\/p>\n

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Hostilities did not take place in the east of the Luhansk region \u2013 Russian border-Triokhizbenka frontline area yesterday. In total, 23 shooting attacks took place in the Luhansk sector in the last 24 hours, and heavy armor was used in 17 cases.<\/p>\n

Two Ukrainian servicemen died in combat yesterday, but no troops were injured. \u201cIt happened in hostile mortar attack in Novotoshkivske and Shyrokyne,\u201d said the spokesman.<\/p>\n

The situation in the Avdiivka industrial area was the most difficult in the Donetsk sector yesterday. Militants conducted three intense attacks, each 60-120 minutes long. \u201cOccupants are massively using heavy armor \u2013 82-mm and 120-mm mortars. They launched over 80 mortar shells at our positions,\u201d said the spokesman. Russian proxies damaged six private houses, but there were no civilian casualties. Moreover, militants used mortars in Zaitseve and Verkhniotoretske. They instigated provocations involving use of light weapons in Novhorodske, Kamianetsk and Butovka coal mine position. \u201cThe armistice held in the Donetsk airport and at the Svitlodarsk bulge yesterday,\u201d added Col. Motuzyanyk. In total, militants conducted eight shooting attacks in the Donetsk sector yesterday, and four of them involved use of heavy armor.<\/p>\n

Militants brought up mortar launchers, cannons and tanks to the frontline in the Mariupol sector and started massively using them. \u201cMain hostilities continue in Krasnohorivka-Mariinka and Pavlopil-Shyrokyne frontline sections,\u201d said Col. Motuzyanyk. Moreover, militants\u2019 snipers continue working in Novotroitske and Lebedynske. In total, 32 militants\u2019 attacks took place in the Mariupol sector yesterday, and 16 involved use of heavy armor. Over 170 mortar shells, about 40 artillery bombs and around 20 tank shells were launched at Ukrainian positions.<\/p>\n

Russia-backed militant groups deprived inhabitants of temporarily occupied territories of the humanitarian aid given by the Office<\/em>\u00a0of the\u00a0United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights<\/em>. \u201cUkrainian border guards officially registered 25 trucks with humanitarian load consisting of 540 tons of construction materials and medicine at Novotroitske checkpoint. <\/em>Nevertheless, militants turned the column back without providing any explanations,\u201d said Col. Motuzyanyk.<\/p>\n

Report on the military developments as of January 26 is available\u00a0here<\/a>. Interactive data on the shelling: chronology shelling\u00a0chart<\/a>\u00a0and the interactive\u00a0map<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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WATCH IN ENGLISH Two Ukrainian servicemen died in combat yesterday, but no troops were injured Militants were massively shelling Ukrainian positions in the 40th km of Krymske-Novozvanivka in the Luhansk sector. \u201cThey used Grad multiple rocket launcher system to launch 20 missiles at Ukrainian positions. 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