DONETSK/KYIV. April 10 (Interfax) - The Defense Ministry of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic has reported 43 ceasefire breaches by the Ukrainian army in Donbas in the past 24 hours.
"The Ukrainian army breached the truce 43 times over the past day. In all, the army shelled 17 populated localities in the republic, using tanks, mortars, infantry combat vehicles, armored personnel carriers, anti-aircraft guns, grenade launchers, and small arms," a spokesman for the DPR Defense Ministry told reporters.
Kyiv said, for its part, that Ukrainian army positions in Donbas came under 44 attacks in the past 24 hours.
Two Ukrainian soldiers sustained injuries, the army operation staff said on Facebook.
Most shooting incidents were observed in the Mariupol sector. According to the staff, 120mm mortars, anti-tank grenade launchers and infantry combat vehicle weapons were engaged in the vicinity of Novotroitske. Ukrainian army positions in Vodyane, Lybidinske and Krasnohorivka were shelled by various types of grenade launchers and heavy machineguns, the staff said. Ukrainian army strongholds near Hnutove and Novohnativka came under attack of grenade launchers, and heavy machineguns were fired near Pavlopil and Novomykhailivka, it said. Infantry combat vehicles and small arms were engaged in attacks near Shyrokyne, infantry combat vehicle weapons were used near Novohryhorivka, and small arms were fired on army positions in Talakivka and Chermalyk, the staff said.
In the Donetsk sector, Ukrainian army positions were shelled by anti-tank grenade launchers and heavy machineguns in Avdiivka and the Butovka mine area; anti-tank grenade launchers and small arms were used in Verkhnotoretske and Zaitseve, and snipers were active near Pisky, the staff said.
In the Luhansk sector, Ukrainian strongholds came under attack of 82mm mortars, grenade launchers and heavy machineguns in Novozvanivka, while various types of grenade launchers and heavy machineguns were fired on Troitske, Krymske and Stanytsia Luhanska. Ukrainian army units stationed in Novotoshkivka also came under attack of heavy machineguns, the report said.