KYIV. Sept 12 (Interfax) - The Donbas situation is generally controllable despite a trend towards escalation, the press service of the army operation staff said, adding that the militia conducted 37 attacks on Ukrainian army positions over the past day.
Most of the militia activity was observed in the Mariupol sector, totaling 20 attacks, it said.
"The enemy staged armed provocations in the Vodyane area where 122mm artillery banned by the Minsk agreements fired on Ukrainian strongholds in Vodyane and 82mm mortars were used against defenders of Shyrokyne and Vodyane," the report said.
In addition, the militia used BMP-2 armored personnel carriers in Shyrokyne and fired small arms, grenade launchers and machineguns in Hranitne, Maryinka, Starohnativka, Shyrokyne and Talakivka in the Mariupol area, it said.
The militia committed nine violations of the truce in the Luhansk sector, the report said. "Novooleksandrivka came under attack of infantry combat vehicles, an anti-tank missile system, grenade launchers, machineguns and small arms. A sniper was also active in Novooleksandrivka," the report said.
The least degree of militia activity was seen in the Donetsk sector, where eight shelling incidents occurred. According to the staff, the militia fired small arms, machineguns and grenade launchers on Avdiivka and Luhanske.