Situation Update, east of Ukraine as of morning, March 27, 2017

According to the press centre of the ‘anti-terror’ operation (ATO) HQ, the enemy has violated the ceasefire for 88 times over the past 24 hours.

Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed, eight soldiers were wounded.

The enemy used 122 mm artillery, 120 mm mortars, grenade launchers and heavy machineguns near Shyrokyne and Vodyane, tank near Shyrokyne. Enemy’s snipers targeted the Ukrainian positions near Shyrokyne. Occupants fired 120 mm mortars on Hnutove, Pavlopol, Lebedynske, and Talakivka, BMP on Novotroitske, grenade launchers and heavy machineguns on Krasnohorivka and Marinka.

Militants attacked the ATO positions near Troitske with 152 mm artillery, 120 mm and 82 mm mortars, near Avdiivka and Luhanske with 120 mm mortars, Kamyanka, Verkhniotoretske and Avdiivka with 82 mm mortars, near Kamyanka with tank, near Verkhniotoretske and Pisky with BMP. Enemy’s snipers targeted the ATO positions near Troitske.

The enemy used anti-tank guided missile near Novozvanivka, grenade launchers near Novooleksandrivka, Katerynivka, and Krymske.

The Russian occupational troops shelled the residential quarters of Avdiivka with Grad-P.

Ukrainian military suppressed the enemy by returning fire.