Situation Update, east of Ukraine as of October 31, 2016

According to the press centre of the ‘anti-terror’ operation (ATO) HQ, the enemy has violated the ceasefire for 54 times over the past 24 hours.

The enemy used small arms, machineguns, grenade launchers near Marinka and Novomykhailivka, 82 mm mortars — near Pavlopol, anti-tank missile systems, grenade launchers, machineguns, and 120 mm mortars near Talakivka and Shyrokyne. Occupants fired APC armament grenade launchers, and small arms on the ATO positions near Starohnativka, mortars, machineguns, and grenade launchers on ATO positions near Krasnohorivka and Hnutove. Near Vodyane the enemy used 152 mm artillery.

Militants used grenade launchers near Lopaskyne, 82 mm mortars, grenade launchers, and small arms near Krymske. The Russian occupational troops shelled 120 mm mortars near Troitske, 122 mm artillery near Kalynovo-Popasne.

In Zaitseve the enemy attacked the Ukrainian positions with grenade launchers and small arms, near Luhanske and Novhorodske — APC armament and heavy machineguns. Occupants used 82 mm mortars against the ATO positions near Verkhniotoretske and Troitske, mortars — near Avdiivka and Butivka mine.