Ukrainian militants launched fire at the Republic’s localities seven times over the past 24 hours, Vice-Commander of the Operational Command Colonel Eduard Basurin reported at the briefing on January 31.

  • “On the Gorlovka front, militants of the 58th brigade engaged anti-tank grenade launchers at the Gagarin mine’s village, causing damage to a residential building at 25 Shashurina Street.
  • On the Donetsk front, from the positions of the 28th brigade, IFV guns, grenade launchers of various types, heavy machine guns and small arms were engaged at Elenovka, Signalnoye, Alexandrovka and the Trudovskaya mine’s village.
  • On the Mariupol front, militants of the 10th brigade engaged grenade launchers of various types, heavy machine guns and small arms at Sakhanka and Kominternovo,” Eduard Basurin said.

The Colonel also added that the enemy had fired 17 mortar shells of 82mm caliber at Sakhanka since the turn of the day.

Further information on the damage caused to civil infrastructure and casualties among civilians is being specified.