{"id":85572,"date":"2018-03-04T12:42:19","date_gmt":"2018-03-04T12:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=64931"},"modified":"2018-03-04T14:31:47","modified_gmt":"2018-03-04T12:31:47","slug":"64931-polkovnik-prauta-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/64931-polkovnik-prauta-2","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Defense: Russian proxies step up activities, use mortars in multiple attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vrRhVrVmWyc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH IN ENGLISH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Russia-backed militants committed eight ceasefire violations in eastern Ukraine yesterday, several attacks involved mortars. \u201cMilitants fired more than twenty 82-mm and 120-mm mortar rounds on our positions,\u201d reported Ukrainian Ministry of Defense spokesman on ATO Colonel Maksym Prauta at a press briefing at Ukraine Crisis Media Center. According to Ukrainian MOD, Ukrainian servicemen returned fire three times using weapons not proscribed under the Minsk agreements.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lazyload alignnone wp-image-64933 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\/2018\/03\/KARTA-04-03-ANGL.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"851\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The majority of Russian proxies\u2019 attacks took place in Luhansk sector. Militants committed six ceasefire violations there, all between 17:30 and midnight. \u201cMilitants fired more than 10 mortar rounds on Ukrainian positions near Krymske, the attack continued for one hour. In addition, near Krymske, Luhanske, Novhorodske, Malynove, Stanytsia Luhanska and Schastia the enemy actively used grenade launchers and heavy machine guns,\u201d noted Col. Prauta.<\/p>\n<p>In Donetsk sector, militants violated the ceasefire two times, both involved mortars. \u201cIn the evening, Russian proxies shelled Ukrainian positions near Pisky with 82-mm mortars, and used 120-mm ones near Vodiane\u201d, noted Col. Prauta.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, Ukrainian troops incurred no casualties yesterday.<\/p>\n<p><em>Report on the military developments as of March 3 is available\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/64928-gutsulyak-27\">here<\/a>. 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