Timeline of the war in Donbass (October 2015–present)

This is a timeline of the War in Donbass, from 1 October 2015. The timeline follows an ongoing conflict between Ukraine and anti-government pro-Russian separatists supported by Russian troops in the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine.

1 October
According to the spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO, Andriy Lysenko, two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded by explosions of improvised explosive devices in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. The casualties occurred in the outskirts of Donetsk city. Ukrainian army reported three attacks against their positions during the last day of September. Two of the attacks took place during the last four hours of 30 September, no violations of the ceasefire were recorded during the first six hours of 1 October. The incidents took place in the area south of Artemivsk. Ukrainian positions at Zaitseve were the target of heavy machine gun fire and rocket propelled grenades, while outposts at Luhanske received small arms fire. Meanwhile, Eduard Basurin, deputy defence minister of the Donetsk People's Republic said that the Ukrainian army opened fire on separatist troops on eight occasions overnight. According to Basurin, Ukrainian forces fired small arms, automatic grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars on Spartak, in the western outskirts of Donetsk city.

The leaders of the self-styled Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics signed the agreement on the withdrawal of tanks and other weapons from the frontline in eastern Ukraine on 30 September. The current head of state and Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed state and a rebel group Donetsk People's Republic Alexander Zakharchenko accused the Ukrainian military of shelling Donetsk during the night of 1 October and announced of the postponement of implementing the agreement. Pro-Russian media claimed that the incidents took place in the district of Petrovsky. The same sources accused the Ukrainian military of firing small arms on residential areas of Trudivske, south of Donetsk city. One civilian was injured. According to president Putin the final solution was still far off.

2 October
According to military spokesman Andriy Lysenko one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded by improvised explosive device in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. The casualty occurred near Stanytsia Luhanska, Luhansk Oblast. For the first time over several weeks the Ukrainian army reported no violations of the ceasefire during the first day of October, Thursday; no violations of the ceasefire were recorded during the first six hours of 2 October too.

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3 October
The Ukrainian military reported no casualties and no violations of the ceasefire in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours; no violations of the ceasefire were recorded during the first six hours of 3 October either.

Rebels announced that they have moved a column of tanks away from the front line in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian officials said the actual pullback to start in the afternoon. Pro-Russian forces loyal to the Luhansk People's Republic began to remove light weapons from the demarcation line, while the troops of the Donetsk People's Republic will start the process on 18 October. After the meetings in Paris, President Poroshenko said light weapons, including also tanks and mortars, must be removed from the frontline in the next 41 days.

Separatist media denounced that Ukrainian forces resumed the shelling of certain areas of Donetsk city, among them the district of Kalinovka.

4 October
According to the Ukrainian military the ceasefire has been holding for more than three consecutive days. Two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded on 3 October by improvised explosive devices (booby traps) south of Marinka, Donetsk Oblast.

Eduard Basurin, Donetsk People's Republic deputy minister of defence, claimed that pro-Russian forces shot down four Ukrainian drones in the past 24 hours. The unmanned aircraft were downed over Yenakiieve, Yakovlika and Korsun, in the area between Donetsk city and Horlivka. He also reported 18 violations of the ceasefire by the Ukrainian military, which involved the use of mortars and tanks.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said on Sunday, 4 October, that Russia ' Vladimir Putin had promised to ask pro-Russian separatists to cancel elections planned in rebel-held territory in defiance of Kiev.

5 October
The Ukrainian military reported no casualties in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. According to the Ukrainian military on 4 October at around 10:45 am automatic grenade launcher was used to attack their positions 2 km from Hranitne, Donetsk Oblast. A spokesman from the "Donbass" battalion reported two Ukrainian soldiers killed and other five wounded as a result of the explosion of landmines on 4 October near Avdiivka. Members of the battalion were on a mobile patrol along the demarcation line when one of the devices went off, killing one soldier and wounding two. A rescue team from the 37th territorial defence battalion hit another mine while coming to the aid of the wounded. Another serviceman was killed and three wounded in the second incident.

The withdrawal of tanks from the demarcation line started on this day in Luhansk Oblast. Late in the evening, pro-Russian forces claimed to have shot down a Ukrainian drone over the district of Voroshilov, Donetsk city. One civilian residence was damaged by falling debris.

6 October
According to military spokesman Andriy Lysenko one Ukrainian soldier was wounded in action in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. The casualty occurred near Trokhizbenka, Luhansk Oblast, where government forces were engaged in a battle with a reconnaissance-diversionary militia unit that had crossed the Siverskyi Donets at morning. The Ukrainian military reported no ceasefire violations during the last 24 hours.

The rebels announced that they will push back disputed local elections into next year in line with Western demands.

7 October
The Ukrainian military reported no ceasefire violations and no casualties in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours.

According to the Ukrainian Defence Ministry non-combat losses of the Ukrainian army had reached 597 men since the start of the war in mid-April 2014.

At noon, four Ukrainian servicemen were wounded when their positions at Troitske, Luhansk Oblast, were hit by two anti-tank guided missiles launched by pro-Russian forces. The attack was the first ceasefire violation since 30 September and was reported to members of the OSCE mission. The missiles were launched from the rebel-held village of Kalinove, in the area of Popasna. An excavator and a KrAZ-255 truck of the Ukrainian army were hit. Ukrainian drones from the Dnipro-1 regiment identified 16 tanks near the village of Sontseve and five D-30 howitzers at Bohdanivka, in the area east of Mariupol.

8 October
Four Ukrainian servicemen were confirmed wounded in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours.

Officials from Donetsk People's Republic said that two Ukrainian soldiers crossed the demarcation line at the village of Naberezhne, north on Mariupol, and defected to the rebels.

9 October
The Ukrainian military reported no ceasefire violations during the last 24 hours. Two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded after stepping on landmines, one of them at Yasinuvata, west of Avdiivka, in the northern outskirts of Donetsk city, and the other near Stanytsia Luhanska, in the northern front. Two civilians were also injured by booby traps during the same period. Rebel officials reported that the Ukrainian military fired on rebel positions on five occasions around Donetsk city, in the area north of Mariupol and near Horlivka. The separatists said that the Ukrainian side used small arms, rocket propelled grenades and mortars.

Positions of the Ukrainian 93rd mechanized brigade "Shaman" at Pisky, west of Donetsk city, were attacked at evening with grenade launchers and automatic weapons by pro-Russian scouts.

Separatist authorities of the Donetsk People's Republic rescheduled the local elections to February 2016, in accordance with the Minsk agreements.

10 October
The Ukrainian military reported no ceasefire violations and no casualties in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. Ukrainian spokesman Andriy Lysenko said that the withdrawal of light artillery up to 100 mm from the demarcation line have begun and will last two days. Pro-Russian officials reported that rebel positions at Donetsk airport were the target of small arms and automatic grenade launchers fired by Ukrainian troops at Butivka mining complex.

At evening, pro-Russian troops fired small arms at Ukrainian troops in Berdyanske, 20 km east of Mariupol. Separatist media accused the Ukrainian military of shelling Donetsk city using main battle tanks. The Ukrainian army denied the information as a "blatant lie". Separatist media actually reported 120 mm mortar attacks on the district of Kiev and 82 mm mortars on Vesele and Donetsk airport. The shelling came from Ukrainian positions at Pisky. Rebel officials, based upon an OSCE statement, later claimed that the rounds were 60 mm, a caliber that Ukraine's industry did not produce. This means that the Ukrainian government was purchasing foreign weapons.

Pro-Russia rebels said that Ukrainian army fire had killed one person and wounded another in their stronghold of Donetsk city.

11 October
According to the spokesman of the Ukrainian army the ceasefire in the Donbass region was generally observed by the anti-governmental forces during the last 24 hours. At around 13:00 pm Ukrainian positions near Berdyanske, about twenty kilometres east of Mariupol, were fired at from small arms. The Ukrainian military reported no casualties during the same period. Pro-Russian officials reported that Ukrainian forces opened fire on 13 occasions on rebel positions during the past day. The Ukrainian army used 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and armoured fighting vehicles. The same sources said that one separatist soldier was killed and two others wounded at Vesele in the course of the 10 October shelling of the village, in the surroundings of Donetsk city.

At Volnovakha, south of Donetsk city, a 12-year-old boy was severely injured by the explosion of an anti-personnel explosive device.

12 October
The Ukrainian army reported two ceasefire violations by anti-governmental forces in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. The Ukrainian positions at Shyrokyne, east of Mariupol, were attacked at 22:55 pm and positions at Novotroitske, south of Donetsk city, were attacked at 00:35 am. The Ukrainian military reported no casualties during the same period.

13 October
The spokesman of the Ukrainian army reported no ceasefire violations by anti-governmental forces in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours and characterised the situation as calm. According to military spokesman Andriy Lysenko Ukrainian positions between Berezove and Novotroitske, Donetsk Oblast, were fired at from small arms on 12 October.

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14 October
The Ukrainian military reported in the morning that rocket propelled grenade and automatic grenade launchers were used to attack their positions south of Avdiivka on 13 October. One Ukrainian soldier was killed and another three wounded.

Three Ukrainian soldiers raiding in a KrAZ-255 truck were wounded when an improvised explosive device blew up at Krasnaya Talivka, not far from Stanitsya Luhanska. Ukrainian authorities said that the bomb was planted by intruders who crossed into Ukraine from Russian territory.

15 October
The spokesman of the Ukrainian army reported no ceasefire violations by anti-governmental forces in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. In Stanytsia Luhanska, Luhansk Oblast, two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded by explosions of booby traps. Near Krasna Talivka, Luhansk Oblast, a vehicle with Ukrainian border guards exploded on a fougasse, nine border guards were wounded. Two female civilians were killed when another explosive device went off at Stanitsya Luhanska. Ukrainian authorities called the incident a "terrorist attack".

OSCE spokesman Michael Botsyurkiv reported that rebel forces still keep heavy weapons near the demarcation line.

16 October
The Ukrainian military reported no casualties and no violations of the ceasefire in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. In Stanytsia Luhanska, Luhansk Oblast, two female civilians were killed by explosions of grenades trigged as a booby trap. Pro-Russian officials recorded three violations of the ceasefire committed by Ukrainian forces in the area south of Artemivsk and near Donetsk airport. The Ukrainians used small arms, automatic grenade launchers and mortars.

The Ukrainian army completed the withdrawal of mortars from the demarcation line in Luhansk Oblast.

17 October
The Ukrainian military reported in the morning that no shots were fired during the last six hours of 16 October and the first six hours of 17 October. Military spokesman Andriy Lysenko reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. Pro-Russian officials reported three Ukrainian violations of the truce at Pisky, Donetsk airport and the district of Kuybishev, west of Donetsk city. The sources said that Ukrainian forces used mortars, armoured fighting vehicles and "152 mm guns".

At around 16:00 pm Ukrainian positions at Pisky, about 2 km from the western border of the Donetsk airfield, were fired at from small arms, one Ukrainian soldier was wounded.

In Luhansk Oblast one Ukrainian serviceman and one female civilian were wounded by explosions of explosive devices.

18 October
The Ukrainian military reported in the morning that their positions at Shyrokyne, Donetsk Oblast, were fired at from small arms at 20:00 pm on 17 October. Military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk reported at noon that Ukrainian positions were attacked twice in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. Small arms were used against Ukrainian positions at Pisky and Shyrokyne. Two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defence of the Donetsk People's Republic reported that the Ukrainian military opened small arms fire on rebel positions on two occasions. The incidents took place at Pisky and in the district of Kuybishev, in the outskirts of Donetsk city.

19 October
The Ukrainian military reported in the morning that the situation in the Donbass region has remained calm during the last 24 hours. Military spokesman Andriy Lysenko reported at noon no casualties and no ceasefire violations during the same period. Members of the "Dnipro-1" battalion claimed the capture of the commander of a rebel mortar battery near Krimsky, during a patrol near the demarcation line. Rebel officials from the People's Republic of Donetsk reported a mortar attack on Donetsk airport.

Some observers of the conflict had expressed their opinion according to which there was finally a real ceasefire. The Ukrainian military said that some members of the pro-Russian 1st mechanized brigade were killed or wounded after stepping on landmines near Volnovakha. In Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, a female civilian was injured by the explosion of an explosive device.

20 October
The Ukrainian military reported in the morning that no violations of the ceasefire were recorded in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. Military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk reported at noon that one Ukrainian soldier was killed and another wounded in action during the last 24 hours in the Donbas region. The serviceman died near Volnovakha when an improvised explosive device went off.

A volunteer from the Donbas Battalion was killed in a motorcycle accident near Mariupol. OSCE confirmed the death of a rebel soldier near Pisky during an engagement between separatist and Ukrainian forces late in the evening. Another militiaman was wounded. Sources from the Donetsk People's Republic claimed that the Ukrainians fired automatic weapons and mortar rounds on rebel positions for almost two hours.

Ukrainian and separatist forces began withdrawing tanks and smaller weapons from the frontline.

21 October
No ceasefire violations by the separatist forces were recorded by the Ukrainian military in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. One Ukrainian serviceman was wounded near Marinka in the course of demining.

According to U.S. officials advanced radar systems being shipped to Ukraine to counter artillery strikes by pro-Russia separatists have been modified to prevent them from peering into Russia.

22 October
The Ukrainian military reported no ceasefire violations by the separatist forces in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. One Ukrainian serviceman was wounded by explosion of an improvised explosive device near Zolote, Luhansk Oblast. Military analyst Dmitry Tymchuk reported that a civilian was shot and killed by militias manning a checkpoint in Oleksandrivka, south of Donetsk city. The local resident was trying to cross into Ukrainian-held territory.

Both sides in Donetsk Oblast confirmed the withdrawal of their tanks from the demarcation line.

23 October
The Ukrainian military reported in the morning that several ceasefire violations took place in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. Ukrainian positions in Donetsk Oblast – at Pisky, Opytne, and Shyrokyne – were fired at by rebels. The separatists used small arms, rocket propelled grenades and 82 mm mortars. Military spokesman Andriy Lysenko reported at noon five violations of the ceasefire by the separatist forces and no casualties during the last 24 hours in the Donbas region. Separatist media said that Ukrainian troops from Pisky opened fire on pro-Russian positions at Spartak and the Donetsk city districts of Kuybishev and Petrovsky. The Ukrainians used small arms, mortars and armoured fighting vehicles.

At around 08:35 am a civilian was injured by explosion of a booby trap near Berezove, Donetsk Oblast.

24 October
According to the spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO, Andriy Lysenko, two ceasefire violations by the rebels took place in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. At Shyrokyne small arms and grenade launchers were used by the separatists, but no casualties were caused.

According to a Russian Ministry of Defense official, referred to by the Washington Post, Russia has redeployed some of its elite units from Ukraine to Syria in recent weeks to support the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

25 October
The Ukrainian military reported one ceasefire violation by the separatist forces in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. Ukrainian positions in Donetsk Oblast near the Putilovsk mine were the target of small arms and grenade launchers. As a result, one Ukrainian soldier was wounded. Officials from the Donetsk People's Republic claim that one house was set on fire when the district of Zhabichevo, northwest of Donetsk city, was shelled by the Ukrainian army. The same sources said that rebel positions at the district of Kuybishev were fired at by Ukrainian forces with small arms, rocket propelled grenades, mortars and armoured fighting vehicles. Spartak and Yasinuvata were also the target of mortar fire.

At around 02:30 am 25 October Ukrainian positions near the village of Pisky were fired at by the rebels during an hour – small arms, heavy machine guns, anti-aircraft systems, and various types of grenade launchers were used. Local elections were held in Ukraine. Ukrainian soldiers in the operational area were able to cast their vote.

26 October
Two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded as a result of the rebel attack on Pisky. Separatist media said that Ukrainian tanks attacked pro-Russian positions at Zaitseve, northwest of Horlivka. Witnesses on the ground also reported clashes in Holmivsky and Zhovanki.

As of 26 October 2015 about 130 thousand fighters of ATO were officially acknowledged as participants of combat actions. An official of the National Guard of Ukraine reported 174 members of the National Guard killed and 729 injured or wounded in the Donbass region since the beginning of ATO on 15 April 2014. Another 26 servicemen were reported missing and seven were taken prisoners.

One Ukrainian soldier was killed in action in the evening when pro-Russian forces opened fire on Ukrainian positions at Pisky and Opytne, west of Donetsk city.

27 October
The Ukrainian military reported in the morning that no violations of the ceasefire were recorded in the Donbass region during the night of 27 October. Military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian soldier was killed in action in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. Military analyst Dmitry Tymchuk confirmed the rebel attacks on Ukrainian positions near Opytne and Pisky. The Ukrainian troops received small arms fire, machine gun fire and rocket propelled grenades from pro-Russian positions in Pisky and Vesele. The militias also fired 82 mm mortar rounds on Starohnativka, north of Mariupol. Pro-Russian infantry riding on armoured personnel carriers poured small arms fire on Ukrainian troops at Zaitseve. Rebel snipers were active in several areas of the demarcation line such as Marinka, west of Donetsk city, Shumy, south of Artemivsk, Popasna and Shchastya in the northern front and near Shyrokyne east of Mariupol.

At around 05:20 am one Ukrainian serviceman was injured in Luhansk Oblast by explosion of unidentified explosive device.

28 October
The Ukrainian military reported at noon one ceasefire violation by the separatist forces in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. Ukrainian positions in Donetsk Oblast near Zaitseve, north of Horlivka, were the target of small arms and grenade launchers. As a result, one Ukrainian soldier was wounded. Other sources from the Ukrainian army reported a 120 mm mortar attack on Ukrainian positions at Butivka mining complex and Zenit, near Avdiivka, west of Donetsk city.

By evening, Ukrainian troops had completed the withdrawal of light artillery from the area south of Artemivsk.

29 October
The Ukrainian military reported in the morning that on 28 October from 19:40 to 20:10 pm their positions south of Avdiivka were the target of grenade launchers, heavy machine guns, and small arms. No ceasefire violations by the rebel forces were registered during the night of 29 October. Military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk reported at noon that as a result of the rebel attack near Avdiivka in the previous evening three Ukrainian soldiers were wounded. One Ukrainian serviceman was killed by the explosion of a booby trap near Verkhnotoretske, north of Donetsk city.

Nine Ukrainians were released from militants' captivity.

30 October
According to the spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO, Andriy Lysenko, as a result of a large fire at an ammunition depot in Svatove, Luhansk Oblast, that started at around 19:30 pm on 29 October, one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and another two wounded; one civilian was killed and another wounded also. As of 11:00 am 30 October, Friday, the count of wounded had risen to eight. The fire was extinguished by 18:00 pm. Two more dead bodies of Ukrainian servicemen were found under the ruins of the ammunition depot on Monday, 2 November.

Pro-Russian forces from Zhabichevo fired small arms, GP-25 grenade launchers and AGS-17 automatic grenade launchers on Ukrainian positions near Pisky, west of Donetsk city. The attack lasted from 15:15 to 15:45 pm and resulted in one Ukrainian soldier killed and another wounded.

31 October
One Ukrainian serviceman was confirmed killed and another wounded during the attack on Ukrainian positions near Donetsk airfield on the previous day.

1 November
The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO, Oleksandr Motuzyanyk, reported at noon no ceasefire violations by the rebel forces and no casualties in the Donbass region during the last day of October. Two Ukrainian officers were killed by the explosion of a booby trap in a wooden area between Avdiivka and Donetsk beltway.

During the morning, the village of Pisky, west of Donetsk city, was again the scenario of rebel attacks on Ukrainian positions. Pro-Russian forces fired heavy machine guns and rocket propelled grenades.

2 November
The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO, Andriy Lysenko, reported at noon that two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded as a result of attack on their positions near Pisky the previous morning. Military analyst Dmytro Tymchuk recorded a number of rebel "provocations" across the demarcation line over the past 48 hours, specially in Pisky, Opytne, Avdiivka, Marinka, Starohnativka, Chermalik, Pavlopil, Holmivsky and Popasna.

A female civilian was killed in the morning by explosion of a booby trap near Volnovakha, Donetsk Oblast.

3 November
The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO, Oleksandr Motuzyanyk, reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region during the past 24 hours. Ukrainian positions near Avdiivka and Pisky were the target of small arms and grenade launchers several times during the same period. According to Oleksandr Motuzyanyk 23 civilians (including four children) had been killed and 67 injured by explosions of explosive devices in Donetsk Oblast from the beginning of this year. Separatist media reports heavy shelling on the northern outskirts of Donetsk city. According to them, the Ukrainian military fired 82 mm and 120 mm mortar rounds. There were also claims of "Grad" artillery rockets fired at Staromyhailivka. The same sources, citing local residents, said that Ukrainian forces from Butivka mining complex attacked rebel-held Spartak with small arms, heavy machine guns and tanks.

Ukrainian positions near Trokhizbenka, in the area of Bakhmutka road, Luhansk Oblast, were shelled with automatic grenade launchers, three Ukrainian servicemen were wounded. Pro-Russian forces carried out another eight attacks on Ukrainian troops across the Donbass. Small arms and automatic grenade launchers were fired at Avdiivka, Pisky, Opytne, west of Donetsk city and Shchastya, in the northern front. Snipers were also active in Avdiivka.

4 November
Five Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in action in the Donbass region during the past 24 hours. Eduard Basurin, deputy minister of defence of the Donetsk People's Republic said that the Ukrainian military broke the truce on 26 occasions on the past 24 hours. The main incidents took place west of Donetsk city, were Ukrainian forces opened fire on Spartak, Zhabichevo, Donetsk airport and Kuybishev district. Zaitseve and Ozeryanivka, in the area of Horlivka, were also the scenario of attacks. The Ukrainian military, who fired from Pisky, Avdiivka, Butivka mining complex, Zhovanka and Novoselivka, used, among other weapons, 82 mm mortars.

5 November
The Ukrainian military reported in the morning that from 18:50 pm 4 November to 00:30 am 5 November their positions were the target of small arms fire, heavy machine gun fire and rocket propelled grenades on 12 occasions. The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO, Oleksandr Motuzyanyk, reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region during the past 24 hours.

6 November
Pro-Russian forces opened fire on Ukrainian positions on 13 occasions overnight with small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket propelled grenades. Most incidents took place around Donetsk city. The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO, Andriy Lysenko, reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region during the past 24 hours. Separatist officials said that four pro-Russian soldiers were killed in action during the past week.

7 November
The Ukrainian military reported in the morning that the ceasefire was violated in the Donbass region on 13 occasions during the last 24 hours by pro-Russian forces using small arms, rocket propelled grenades and antiaircraft cannons. The incidents took place around Donetsk city in the locations of Avdiivka, Opytne, Troitske, Krasnohorivka and Pisky. The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region during the past 24 hours. Four Ukrainian servicemen were wounded by the explosion of an explosive device near Marinka, west of Donetsk city. Pro-Russian sources said that Ukrainian forces fired "Grad" artillery rockets on a residential area of Donetsk city.

According to officially unconfirmed information 15 Ukrainian servicemen were killed as a result of attacks by pro-Russian forces on Ukrainian positions in Pisky, Avdiivka, Marinka, Opytne, and Stanitsya Luhanska. The report was categorally denied by the Ukrainian Chief of Staff on 16 November.

8 November
The Ukrainian military reported in the morning further escalation of the situation in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. Pro-Russian forces opened fire on Ukrainian positions on 17 occasions. The militias launched four attacks on Ukrainian troops at Zaitseve, south of Artemivsk, with small arms fire -including sniper fire-, heavy machine guns and antitank rockets. In the area around Donetsk city, small arms and heavy machine guns were fired on Opytne, Avdiivka, Krasnohorivka, Pisky and Novhorodske. In the area of Mariupol, the rebels harassed Ukrainian positions around Hranitne with small arms fire, machine gun fire and automatic grenade launchers. The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine reported at noon no Ukrainian casualties in the Donbass region during the same period.

Pro-Russian officials reported that Ukrainian forces from Zhovanki shelled rebel positions around Zaitseve, north of Horlivka. Separatist media claimed that unidentified troops entered the village of Zaitseve itself, right on the demarcation line. The Ukrainian military said that rebel forces attempted an assault on Ukrainian positions at Maiorsk, northwest of Horlivka. The militias were repelled with the use of small arms fire, and suffered a number of casualties. Zaitseve, Novhorodske, Troitske and Pisky were also the target of pro-Russian forces, which opened fire with small arms, heavy machine guns, rocket propelled grenades and 82 mm mortars.

Near Marinka, Donetsk Oblast, one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and six others injured. Near Mykolayivka, Donetsk Oblast, two civilians were injured by explosion of a landmine.

9 November
The Ukrainian military reported in the morning that the ceasefire was violated in the Donbass region on 20 occasions during the last 24 hours by pro-Russian forces. Zaitseve, Maiorsk and Shumy, in the area south of Artemivsk, Shchastya, in the northern front, Shyrokyne, east of Mariupol, were the target of pro-Russian forces. Most of the attacks, however, took place around Donetsk city; Avdiivka, Opytne, Verhnetoretske, Krasnohorivka and Pisky were pounded from rebel positions with small arms, heavy machine guns, rocket propelled grenades and armoured fighting vehicles. Shyrokyne was hit by 82 mm mortars. The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO, Andriy Lysenko, specified at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and five other wounded near Kurakhove, west of Donetsk city, the previous day.

Late in the evening, pro-Russian troops shelled Ukrainian positions around Donetsk airport, Avdiivka, Opytne, Krasnohorivka and Troitske. Novhorodske, west of Horlivka, was also targeted, and one servicemen was wounded by shrapnel there. According to Vladimir Seleznev, spokesman of the Ukrainian Chief of Staff, the militias used heavy weaponry such as SPG-9 recoilless guns, antiarcraft cannons and armoured fighting vehicles. Witnesses on the ground claimed the use of tanks and antitank rockets.

10 November
The Ukrainian military reported in the morning that their positions were targeted by rebels from various types of weaponry – from small arms and grenade launchers to anti-aircraft guns and mortars – on 33 occasions, from 18:00 pm the previous evening till 01:05 am 10 November. Ukrainian sources denounced the use of banned 120 mm mortars by rebel forces against Popasna and Bohuslavske, in the northern front. Ukrainian witnesses on the ground claimed that the militias were triying to grab Ukrainian-held areas between Zaitseve and Maiorsk. The launched five assaults using armoured fighting vehicles and mortars. The Ukrainian side returned fire. Separatist troops also used BMP-2 armoured fighting vehicles and Zu-23-2 antiaircraft cannons to attack Ukrainian outposts around Verkhnotoretske, southwest of Horlivka. The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO reported at noon that four Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in action in the Donbass region during the past 24 hours.

Pro-Russian forces continued to harass Ukrainian positions throughout the day in the area of Mariupol, south of Artemivsk, around Donetsk city and in the northern front. The separatists fired 82 mm mortars on Bolotene, Luhansk Oblast, and on Maiorsk, west of Horlivka. Ukrainian outposts around Opytne and Pisky, west of Donetsk city, and Starohnativka and Hranitne, north of Mariupol, were the target of small arms fire, heavy machine guns and rocket propelled grenades.

One Ukrainian serviceman was killed by explosion of a landmine near Volnovakha, another Ukrainian soldier was wounded near Hranitne, both casualties occurred in Donetsk Oblast.

The head of the Regional Administration of Donetsk Oblast, Paul Zhebrivskyi, said that the militias resumed the systematic shelling of civilian infrastructure in the Donbass.

11 November
The Ukrainian military reported in the morning that their positions were fired at by pro-Russian forces on multiple occasions. At around 22:00 pm a clash of arms between pro-Russian and Ukrainian forces took place near the settlements of Zaitseve and Maiorsk, north of Horlivka, Donetsk Oblast. Ukrainian officials also claimed to have beaten off two infiltration attempts by pro-Russian forces during the night in the area of Novozvanivka, south of Popasna, Luhansk Oblast. The militias withdrew with several casualties. Also in the northern front, rebel snipers from Vesele Hora targeted Ukrainian troops in Shchastya, and 2B9 Vasilek automatic mortars and automatic grenade launchers from rebel-held Pionersk and Nikolaievka pounded Ukrainian positions at Bolotene and Syze. The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO reported at noon that one Ukrainian soldier was killed and five others wounded in the Donbass region during the past 24 hours.

12 November
The Ukrainian military reported in the morning that their positions at Avdiivka and Troitske, around Donetsk city, at Bohdanivka, north of Mariupol, and at Trokhizbenka, Luhansk Oblast, were fired at from mortars, grenade launchers and small arms by pro-Russian forces on several occasions. A number of heavy explosions were heard from the direction of Horlivka. The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO reported at noon that one Ukrainian soldier was wounded in the Donbass region during the past 24 hours.

By evening, separatist troops had opened fire on Ukrainian positions on 11 occasions. They used small arms -including sniper fire-, heavy machine guns and rocket propelled grenades against Ukrainian positions at Avdiivka, Opytne and Pisky, west of Donetsk city, and Novhorodske, southwest of Horlivka.

13 November
The Ukrainian military reported in the morning that their positions in Donetsk Oblast were fired at from grenade launchers, heavy machine guns, and small arms by pro-Russian forces on multiple occasions. From 18:25 pm to 19:15 pm an intensive clash of arms between pro-Russian and Ukrainian forces took place near Zaitseve, north of Horlivka. One Ukrainian soldier was killed in action and other three wounded according to the secretary of Ukraine's Security and Defense Council (RNBO), Oleksandr Turchinov. The militias broke the ceasefire on 22 occasions overnight. A 60-year-old man civilian was killed along with his 29-year-old son when the civilian vehicle they were riding on struck a landmine near Volnovakha, north of Mariupol.

Pro-Russian forces fired on Ukrainian positions on five occasions throghout the day. The separatists used small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket propelled grenades. Most incidents took place in Shchastya, in the northern front, and in Zaitseve and Maiorsk, south of Artemivsk.

14 November
The Ukrainian military reported in the morning that their positions in Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts were fired at from various types of weaponry, including 82 mm mortars, on multiple occasions. At around 20:00 pm a two-hour clash of arms between pro-Russian and Ukrainian forces took place near Verkhnotoretske, north of Donetsk city. The rebels used small arms, heavy machine guns, rocket propelled grenades and armoured fighting vehicles. Another clash with Ukrainian casualties occurred near Marinka. The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO reported at noon that five Ukrainian soldiers were killed and four others wounded in the Donbass region during the past 24 hours.

Another Ukrainian soldier was killed and eight wounded in the afternoon, when pro-Russian forces shelled their trenches around Avdiivka with 120 mm mortars.

15 November
The Ukrainian military reported in the morning that from 18:00 pm the previous evening by morning 15 November Ukrainian positions in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts had been fired at by pro-Russian troops on 30 occasions. The rebels fired small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket propelled grenades on Avdiivka, Opytne, Pisky, Krasnohorivka, Novhorodske and Marinka, -around Donetsk city- Lozove, Zaitseve, Luhanske and Maiorsk, -south of Artemivsk- Stanitsya Luhanska and Popasna, -northern front- and Shyrokyne, east of Mariupol. Separatist sources recorded 11 violations of the truce by Ukrainian forces around Donetsk city and Horlivka using small arms, mortars, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian soldier was killed and eight others wounded near Avdiivka, north of Donetsk city.

The Ukrainian army said the separatists opened fire on Ukrainian troops on 13 occasions throughout the day. Rebel troops pounded Ukrainian positions near Pisky, Opytne and Krasnohorivka with small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket propelled grenades. In the case of Pisky, 82 mm mortar volleys were also fired at Ukrainian troops. Hranitne, north of Mariupol, was the target of antitank rockets. Pro-Russian media reported 16 Ukrainian attacks on their troops by evening.

16 November
The spokesman of the ATO headquarters reported in the morning that from 18:00 pm the previous evening by morning of 16 November pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 16 occasions, including on 5 occasions aiming directly at Ukrainian positions in Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO, Andriy Lysenko, reported at noon that three Ukrainian servicemen were killed on the previous day by explosion of a radio controlled fougasse near Zolote, Luhansk Oblast. Lysenko added, that Ukraine could return artillery to its eastern frontline if fighting with pro-Russian separatists escalates further. Regarding the alleged death of 15 Ukrainian servicemen on 7 November, that was announced in media the previous day, Lysenko said the investigation is under way.

By evening, pro-Russian troops had carried out 21 attacks on Ukrainian positions in the areas west of Donetsk city and south of Artemivsk. The rebels fired small arms, heavy machine guns, rocket propelled grenades and 82 mm mortars on Marinka, Pisky Nevelske and Krasnohorivka. Zaitseve, south of Artemivsk, was the target of the same kind of weapons.

17 November
The spokesman of ATO headquarters reported in the morning that from 18:00 pm the previous evening by morning of 17 November pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 25 occasions, including on 20 occasions in areas west of Donetsk city, like Avdiivka, Marinka, Troitske, Verkhnetoretske, Krasnohorivka, Pisky and Marinka, where the militias used small arms, heavy machine guns, rocket propelled grenades, mortars and antiaircraft cannons. The rebels harassed Ukrainian troops with small arms fire, machine gun fire and rocket propelled grenades at Zaitseve, Novhorodske -south of Artemivsk- and Shyrokyne, east of Mariupol. The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO, Oleksandr Motuzyanyk, reported at noon that pro-Russian forces did not violate the ceasefire in Luhansk Oblast during the last 24 hours. In Donetsk Oblast three Grad missiles were launched from the frontline situated Staromykhailivka in direction of Krasnohorivka and nine missiles in direction of Hirnyk. Other types of weaponry, including 82 mm mortars, were used by pro-Russian forces as well. As a result, three Ukrainian servicemen were wounded.

Throughout the day, pro-Russian troops fired on Ukrainian positions at Pisky, Opytne, Krasnohorivka and Marinka. The rebels used small arms, heavy machine guns, rocket propelled grenades and armoured fighting vehicles. Opytne was also shelled with 82 mm mortars fired from Spartak in the early hours of the morning.

18 November
The spokesman of ATO headquarters reported in the morning that at around 23:00 pm on the previous evening, near Orikhove-Donetske, Luhansk Oblast, on the banks of Siverskyi Donets, the government forces were engaged in a battle with two reconnaissance-diversionary militia units. The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO, Andriy Lysenko, reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in action in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. Two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded by explosion of a booby trap in Stanytsia-Luhanska Raion.

By evening, pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 17 occasions on Ukrainian positions, 15 in the area around Donetsk and two south of Artemivsk. The rebels pounded Avdiivka, Opytne, Krasnohorivka, Marinka, Novhorodske, Pervomaisk, Lozove and Troitske with small arms fire, heavy machine gun fire and rocket propelled grenades. A Ukrainian Border Guard's crossing point at Novotroitske, on the demarcation line north of Mariupol, was temporary shut down in the afternoon after being the target of an 11-minute mortar barrage fired by separatist militias.

19 November
The spokesman of ATO headquarters reported in the morning that from 18:00 pm the previous evening by morning of 19 November pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 30 occasions, including on 15 occasions in areas west of Donetsk city. The rebels employed small arms, heavy machine guns, rocket propelled grenades, 82 mm mortars and BMP-2 armoured fighting vehicles. The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO, Oleksandr Motuzyanyk, reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in action in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. As a result of a car collision between civilian and military trucks in Luhansk Oblast one female Ukrainian soldier and one civilian were killed, seven Ukrainian servicemen were injured. In Marinka one civilian was injured by explosion of a booby trap. Ukrainian officials recorded 49 armed incidents at mid-morning involving small arms, rocket propelled grenades, automatic grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. Thirty-two attacks were carried out on Avdiivka, Marinka, Butivka mining complex, Novhorodske and Opytne -Donetsk city's area-, fifteen on Lozove, Maiorsk and Troitske-South of Artemivsk-, one on Hranitne -Volnovakha region- and one on Shyrokyne, east of Mariupol.

Pro-Russian militias broke the ceasefire on 12 occasions by evening. Most incidents took place around Donetsk city, where the rebels fired small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket propelled grenades at Krasnohorivka, Marinka, Opytne and Avdiivka. Ukrainian positions at Krasnohorivka were also the target of automatic grenade launchers and 82 mm mortar rounds. Maiorsk, south of Artemivsk, was also pounded by separatist troops from Horlivka.

20 November
The Ukrainian military reported in the morning that from 18:00 pm the previous evening by 06:00 am 20 November pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 36 occasions, including on 30 occasions using grenade launchers, anti-aircraft systems, heavy machine guns, and small arms. The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in action in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours.

Throughout the day, the separatists concentrated their efforts west of Donetsk city. Most attacks were directed against Ukrainian positions around Troitske, where the rebels fired small arms, heavy machine guns and automatic grenade launchers. The militias used the same kind of weapons on Pisky, Verhnotoretske, Marinka and Novhorodske. The Ukrainian military also reported armed incidents south of Artemivsk in the villages of Luhanske, Zaitseve and Maiorsk. Pro-Russian militants executed harassing fire on Ukrainian troops at Novotoshkivka, in the area of Bakhmutka road, Luhansk Oblast.

21 November
The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO reported at noon that three Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in action in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. Overnight, the militias concentrated their activity around Donetsk city. The rebels fired small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket propelled grenades on Avdiivka and Pisky, and mortars on Krasnohorivka and Marinka. The separatists also harassed Ukrainian troops at Lozove, south of Artemivsk with heavy machine guns and with small arms and rocket propelled grenades at Shyrokyne, east of Mariupol.

in the course of the day, according to the Ukrainian military, pro-Russian forces continued their violations of the Minsk agreement by firing automatic weapons and antitank rockets on Ukrainian positions in the areas of Donetsk city and Artemivsk.

22 November
The Ukrainian military reported in the morning that from 18:00 pm the previous evening by 06:00 am 22 November pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 40 occasions, including on 30 occasions in the surroundings of Donetsk city. Most attacks occurred at Marinka, Pisky, Avdiivka and Pervomaisk, where the rebels fired small arms, heavy machine guns, and rocket propelled grenades. Marinka and Krasnohorivka were the target of 82 mm mortar rounds. In the northern front, separatist militias pounded Shchastya with rocket propelled grenades and 82 mm mortars late in the evening. In the area of Mariupol, the same kind of weapons were used to harass Ukrainian troops at Shyrokyne, while the village of Chermalyk received automatic fire from the eastern bank of the Kalmius river. Ukrainian positions at Zaitseve, south of Artemivsk, were hit by small arms fire, heavy machine guns and rocket propelled grenades. The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in action in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. Donetsk People's Republic officials reported 14 ceasefire violations by the Ukrainian army, specially in the outskirts of Donetsk city. The Ukrainian military used small arms, armoured fighting vehicles, mortars and artillery on separatist positions at Staromyhailivka, Petrovsky district, Spartak and Zhabichevo. Mortar rounds also landed in the village of Shyroka Balka, west of Horlivka.

Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the morning when an improvised explosive device went off near Stanitsya Luhanska, in the northern front. Two male civilians were injured by explosion of a booby trap near Karachun Hill, Donetsk Oblast. According to a report released this week by Ukraine Under Attack, a non-profit initiative of the Ukrainian Crisis Media Center, four children and 21 adults have been killed in explosions in the Donetsk region so far this year. By evening, pro-Russian forces continued to fire upon Ukrainian strongholds west of Donetsk city like Marinka, Avdiivka, Opytne and Pisky with small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket propelled grenades. Opytne was also attacked by armoured fighting vehicles. The villages of Luhanske, south of Artemivsk, and Sukhodil, Luhansk Oblast, were shelled with 82 mm mortars.

23 November
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning that from 18:00 pm the previous evening by 06:00 am 23 November pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 37 occasions. The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO reported at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were killed in action and two others wounded in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours.

Pro-Russian forces broke the ceasefire on 23 occasions throughout the day. Most of the incidents took place around Donetsk city. The separatist attacked Ukrainian positions at Avdiivka, Opytne, Marinka, Novhorodske, Pervomaisk and Pisky with small arms, heavy machine guns, rocket propelled grenades and armoured fighting vehicles. Sniper activity was also reported at Opytne. Shchastya, in the northern front, was once again the target of rocket propelled grenades.

24 November
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning that from 18:00 pm the previous evening by 06:00 am 24 November pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 30 occasions. The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO, Oleksandr Motuzyanyk, reported at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in action in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. Another two Ukrainian soldiers were injured by the explosion of a booby trap.

Pro-Russian forces continued to open fire on Ukrainian positions in the main areas around the demarcation line. Krasnohorivka, in the surroundings of Donetsk city, was the main focus of the rebel attacks. The militias harassed the Ukrainian stronghold with small arms fire, heavy machine gun fire, rocket propelled grenades and antiaircraft cannons. Other Ukrainian outposts in the area were the target of small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades at Avdiivka, Pisky, Novhorodske and Opytne. In the region between Artemivsk and rebel-held Horlivka, separatist troops fired small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket propelled grenades at Ukrainian troops in Zaitseve, Maiorsk and Luhanske. Pavlopil, north of Mariupol, was the target of small arms fire in the early afternoon.

In Stanytsia Luhanska a female civilian and a soldier were hospitalized after having been injured by the explosion of unidentified explosive device.

25 November
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning that from 18:00 pm the previous evening by 06:00 am 25 November pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 18 occasions. At around 21:00 pm a clash of arms took place between pro-Russian and Ukrainian forces near Syze, east of Stanitsya Luhanska and about 2 km west of Russian border. The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO, Andriy Lysenko, reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed in action and eight others wounded in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours.

Pro-Russian forces broke the ceasefire on 23 occasions throughout the day. The rebels continued to concentrate their actions around Donetsk city, where the villages of Pisky, Marinka, Krasnohorivka, Opytne, Novhoroske and Verhnetoretske were the target of small arms fire, machine gun fire and rocket propelled grenades. Two civilian residents were injured at Marinka. Luhanske, south of Artemivsk, was the target of small arms and machine gun fire. According to the Ukrainian military, the militias fired at least 20 "Grad" artillery rockets from Horlivka in direction of Spartak, both in rebel held territories, late in the night.

26 November
The Ukrainian military reported in the morning that from 18:00 pm the previous evening by 06:00 am 26 November pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 22 occasions. The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO, Oleksandr Motuzyanyk, reported at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in action in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours.

Pro-Russian forces continued to harass Ukrainian positions throughout the day around Donetsk city. The rebels fired small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket propelled grenades on Avdiivka, Opytne, Marinka and Pisky. The Ukrainian military reported close combat in the village of Kamyanka, where a separatist reconnaissance group attempted to break through the Ukrainian lines. The fighting lasted for 25 minutes before the militiamen withdrew.

27 November
The Ukrainian military reported in the morning that from 18:00 pm until 23:00 pm pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 14 occasions. From 23:00 pm until the morning of 27 November no ceasefire violations were recorded. The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO, Andriy Lysenko, reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. In Luhansk Oblast a female civilian was injured by explosion of a booby trap. In Milove, Luhansk Oblast, Ukrainian border guards detained two strayed Russian servicemen. According to Moscow the servicemen simply did not notice the frontier posts.

The militias decreased their activity on the demarcation line throughout the day. There were, however, three incidents in the surroundings of Donetsk city. Pro-Russian fighting armoured vehicles attacked Ukrainian positions around Krasnohorivka, which was also the target of small arms fire. Automatic weapons were also used to harass Ukrainian troops at Pisky. Late in the evening, pro-Russian fighting armoured vehicles opened fire again, this time on Ukrainian outposts at Avdiivka, where small arms fire was also reported. Marinka was the target of 82 mm mortar rounds. South of Artemivsk, Ukrainian troops received small arms fire at Luhanske.

28 November
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning that from 18:00 pm the previous evening by 06:00 am 28 November pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 10 occasions. The spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO, Andriy Lysenko, reported at noon no combat related casualties in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. In Donetsk Oblast five Ukrainian servicemen were injured by explosions of improvised explosive devices.

By evening, pro-Russian forces had continued their attacks on Ukrainian positions around Donetsk city and south of Artemivsk. The rebels fired small arms and rocket propelled grenades on Ukrainian troops at Avdiivka and Marinka, west of Donetsk city. Troitske, Zaitseve and Luhanske were the target of small arms and heavy machine gun fire.

29 November
According to the spokesman of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine on issues related to ATO, Oleksandr Motuzyanyk, one Ukrainian soldier was wounded in action in the Donbass region during the last 24 hours. The area west of Donetsk was the main target of the militias, which harassed the Ukrainian strongholds of avdiivka and Pisky with small arms, heavy machine guns, rocket propelled grenades and 82 mm mortars. Nearby Opytne was the target of automatic grenade launchers at night. South of Artemivsk, Zaitseve, Maiorsk and Kodema were hit by the same kind of weapons. The rebels also used hand grenades in Zaitseve. Meanwhile, Ukrainian troops at Shyrokyne, east of Mariupol, received small arms fire.