Situation Update, east of Ukraine as of morning, April 19, 2017

According to the press centre of the ‘anti-terror’ operation (ATO) HQ, the enemy has violated the ceasefire for 35 times over the past 24 hours.

Two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded.

The enemy used 82 mm mortars, antitank grenade launchers and heavy machineguns near Krasnohorivka, grenade launchers, machineguns and BMP near Vodyane and Hnutove, anti-air mount Zu-23-2 near Vodyane, grenade launchers near Starohnativka, Talakivka, and Shyrokyne, heavy machineguns near Chermalyk and Pavlopol. Enemy’s snipers targeted the Ukrainian positions near Novotroitske and Mykolaivka.

Militants fired grenade launchers and heavy machineguns on ATO positions near Avdiivka, Kamianka, and Zaitseve, heavy machineguns near Pisky and Opytne.

Occupants shelled Ukrainian gov’t positions near Katerynivka with 120 mm and 82 mm mortars, near Krymske with 82 mm mortars, near Stanytsya Luhanska and Syze with small arms.