Timeline of the war in Donbass (October 2017)

For the events in general, see Timeline of the war in Donbass.

This is a timeline of the War in Donbass for October 2017. 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.

Timeline

1 October

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 20 occasions on Ukrainian positions on the last day of September (including on 10 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 9 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 1 occasion in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 12 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO, polkovnyk Oleksandr Motuzyanyk, reported at noon that three Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the Donbass region on 30 September. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 36 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 17 different locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles, tanks and heavy artillery. In the outskirts of Donetsk city, Ukrainian tanks engaged pro-Russian positions supported by 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and 122 mm self-propelled artillery. The Ukrainian military also employed small arms, rocket launchers and armoured fighting vehicles. The main incidents took place at Kruta Balka, Spartak, Yasynuvata, Mineralne, Vasiliivka, Zhabicheve, Dokuchaievsk, Yasne and Petrovsky district. In the region of Mariupol, Sakhanka and Leninske came under 82 mm mortar fire, while separatist forces at Pikuzy, Zayichenko and Verhnioshyrokivske received fire from small arms, grenade launchers and armoured fighting vehicles. In the area of Horlivka, small arms fire and antitank rockets hit Zaitseve and Mayorsk checkpoint (48°23′48″N 37°58′32″E

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). One soldier and one civilian resident were wounded. According to local sources, the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire five times within the borders of the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers and 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles to attack pro-Russian positions at Pervomaisk, Mykolayivka, Sentianivka, Slovianoserbsk and Knyaz Igor memorial.

The press-centre of the ATO HQ reported in the evening that as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian troops had opened fire on Ukrainian troops on 3 occasions, no casualties were reported. Most incidents occurred in the region of Mariupol. In that area, 82 mm mortars landed in Pavlopil, while antitank rockets hit Vodiane. Ukrainian troops at Novotroitske were harassed with small arms fire. Later in the evening, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian redoubts at Novotroitske and Hnutove. In the outskirts of Donetsk city and Horlivka, rebel forces fired small arms and rocket launchers at Avdiivka and Zaitseve. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, small arms fire and antitank rockets struck the village of Krymske. One Ukrainian soldier was lethally wounded by explosion of a mine at Bohdanivka.

2 October

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 14 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 6 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 7 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 1 occasion in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 12 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were killed and three were wounded and injured in the Donbass region on the first day of October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 35 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 17 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. Pro-Russian positions at nine different areas around Donetsk city came under fire from 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and tanks. In the region of Mariupol, Ukrainian forces fired 82 mm and 120 mm mortars, while in the outskirts of Horlivka small arms fire and antitank rockets hit Zaitseve and Shyroka Balka. In the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, local officials reported eleven Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire. The Ukrainian military used small arms, heavy machine guns, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and armoured fighting vehicles to engage pro-Russian positions at Sentianivka, Lozove, Zholobok, Kalynivka, Zhovte, Mykolayivka, Krasny Yar and Sokolniki.

According to the information provided by the ATO press-centre in the evening, as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian forces had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 9 occasions, the fire was returned on 7 occasions. In the surroundings of Donetsk city and Horlivka, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian entrenchments around Zaitseve. Heavy machine gun fire and antitank rockets hit Marinka, while small arms and heavy machine guns were used against Ukrainian troops at Pisky, Mayorsk and Nevelske. in the region of Mariupol, small arms and rocket launchers were fired at Shyrokyne, Vodiane and Pavlopil. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, 82 mm mortar rounds landed in Krymske. Donetz railway station was hit by small arms fire and antitank rockets.

3 October

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 17 occasions on Ukrainian positions on 2 October (including on 10 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 4 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 3 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 12 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 2 October 2017. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 31 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 13 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Around Donetsk city, Ukrainian forces attacked Kruta Balka, Yasinuvata, Vasiliievka, Zhabicheve, Spartak, Dokuchaievsk, Yasne, Petrovsky district and Donetsk airport using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. In the region of Mariupol, armoured fighting vehicles engaged pro-Russian positions at Verhnioshyrokivske, Sakhanka and Leninske supported by small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. The outskirts of Horlivka were struck by small arms fire and antitank rockets. According to local sources, Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire on three occasions within the boundaries of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, rocket launchers, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless guns, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to pound pro-Russian redoubts at Dovhe, Krasny Yar, Sokolniki, Zhovte, Kalynove, Zholobok and Lozove.

The press-centre of the ATO HQ reported in the evening that as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian troops had opened fire on Ukrainian troops on 4 occasions. There were three incidents involving "Grad" artillery rockets in the region of Mariupol. BM-21 multiple rocket launchers targeted Hnutove and Talakivka, while "Grad-P" single-tube launched rockets landed in Shyrokyne. The rebels fired at least 43 rockets at Ukrainian positions. A crop field was set ablaze. Vodiane was meanwhile shelled by 82 mm mortars. Hnutove was also the target of automatic grenade launchers. In the outskirts of Donetsk city and Horlivka, the separatists fired small arms and rocket launchers at Ukrainian redoubts in Avdiivka, Nevelske, Butivka mining complex and Mayorsk. In the northern front small arms fire and antitank rockets struck Trokhizbenka. Two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded at Hnutove at around 1:00 am. Another Ukrainian soldier was wounded at Trokhizbenka at around 6:00 pm. Contact with two Ukrainian border guards was lost at Sumy. Russian media claimed that they were captured by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) after inadvertently crossing the border.

4 October

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 22 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 9 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 8 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 5 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 17 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 3 October. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded 48 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 17 different locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and heavy artillery. In the area of Donetsk city, the Ukrainian military employed small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and armoured fighting vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions at Yasinuvata, Kruta Balka, Vasiliivka, Mineralne, Yakovliivka, Spartak, Dokuchaievsk, Kirov district and Petrovsky district. In the region of Mariupol, Leninske, Pikuzy, Sakhanka, Verhnioshyrokivske, Sosnovske and Kulykove were attacked with small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured fighting vehicles and 122 mm self-propelled guns. Sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire nine times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian army employed small arms, machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars to attack pro-Russian positions at Smile, Horoshche, Lohvynove, Kalynove, Krasny Liman, Slavyanoserbsk and Kalyinivka.

According to the information provided by the ATO press-centre in the evening, as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian forces had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 4 occasions, Ukrainian troops returned fire. In the surroundings of Donetsk city and Horlivka, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian redoubts at Zaitseve, supported by heavy machine guns. Automatic grenade launchers opened fire on nearby Opytne. Small arms fire and antitank rockets hit Ukrainian army positions at Krasnohorivka. In the region of Mariupol, 82 mm mortar rounds landed in Hnutove. One Ukrainian soldier was wounded at Novoselivka Druha at around 8:00 pm, another serviceman was wounded in a skirmish between the warring parties that took place near Krasnohorivka.

5 October

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 19 occasions on Ukrainian positions on 4 October (including on 10 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 5 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 4 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 12 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the Donbass region on 4 October. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city reported 40 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 16 different locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. Around Donetsk city, pro-Russian redoubts at 11 different locations were engaged by small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. Armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Leninske, Sakhanka and Sosnovske, in the region of Mariupol, supported by small arms and rocket launchers. In the area of Horlivka, Panteleymonivka and Zaitseve were struck by small arms fire, antitank rockets and 82 mm mortar rounds. According to local sources, the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire five times within the borders of the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless guns, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars to engage pro-Russian positions at Krasny Yar, Sentianivka, Smile, Kalynivka and Kalynove.

The press-centre of the ATO HQ reported in the evening that as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian troops had opened fire on Ukrainian troops on 4 occasions, the fire was returned on 2 occasions. In the outskirts of Donetsk and Horlivka, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian defenses at Pisky, while small arms fire and antitank rockets struck Zaitseve. Mayorsk railway station came under heavy machine gun fire. In the region of Mariupol, the rebels fired small arms, heavy machine guns and grenade launchers at Ukrainian positions near Berezove.

6 October

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 24 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 12 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 7 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 5 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 17 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 5 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 48 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 18 different locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles, tanks and heavy artillery. Ukrainian tanks engaged pro-Russian positions around Donetsk city supported by 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and 122 mm self-propelled guns, while in the region of Mariupol armoured fighting vehicles and 82 mm mortars shelled Novolaspa, Leninske, Pikuzy and Sakhanka. In the area of Horlivka, pro-Russian redoubts were hit by small arms fire, antitank rockets and 82 mm mortar rounds. One pro-Russian soldier was killed in action. According to the same sources, there were 278 Ukrainian violations of the truce over the last week, with 980 rounds fired from banned heavy weapons such as mortars, tanks and heavy artillery. Local sources reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire on nine occasions within the boundaries of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian army employed small arms, machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions at Slavyanoserbsk, Krasny Lyman, Kalynove, Zhovte, Veselehorivka, Kruta Hora, Kalynivka and Sentianivka.

According to the information provided by the ATO press-centre in the evening, as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian forces had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 5 occasions. In the outskirts of Donetsk city and Horlivka, small arms and heavy machine gun fire was reported at Butivka mining complex, while Ukrainian redoubts at Verkhnyotoretske were struck by small arms fire and antitank rockets. In the region of Mariupol, 82 mm mortar rounds landed in Shyrokyne, and rocket propelled grenades hit Vodiane. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, rebel forces fired small arms near Krymske. One Ukrainian serviceman was wounded at Verkhnyotoretske at around 1:00 pm.

7 October

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 9 occasions on Ukrainian positions on 6 October (including on 3 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 3 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 3 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 7 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that one Ukrainian soldier was wounded in the Donbass region on 6 October. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city reported 45 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 19 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles, tanks and heavy artillery. Pro-Russian forces in 14 areas around Donetsk city became the target of small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured fighting vehicles, tanks and 122 mm self-propelled artillery. In the region of Mariupol, armoured fighting vehicles engaged pro-Russian positions at Leninske, Dzerzhinsky and Pikuzy supported by small arms and grenade launchers. In the outskirts of Horlivka, separatist positions were hit by small arms fire and antitank rockets. Officials from the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire 12 times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles and 82 mm mortars to attack pro-Russian positions at Lohvynove, Kalynove, Sentianivka, Zholobok, Pakhaliivka and Sokolniki.

The press-centre of the ATO HQ reported in the evening that as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian troops had opened fire on Ukrainian troops on 3 occasions, the fire was returned on 1 occasion, near Vodiane. Around Donetsk city and Horliivka, Avdiivka, Pisky, Mayorsk and Zaitseve became the target of heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. In the region of Mariupol, Ukrainian troops at Vodiane were attacked with small arms and automatic grenade launchers. Later in the evening, Hnutove and Starohnativka were hit by small arms fire and antitank rockets, while 82 mm mortar rounds landed in Shyrokyne. At night, rocket propelled grenades and 82 mm mortar rounds struck Ukrainian positions near Stanytsia Luhanska. Rocket launchers were also fired at Krymske. One Ukrainian soldier was wounded at Pisky at around 7:00 pm.

8 October

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 19 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 7 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 6 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 6 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 11 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 7 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 31 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 15 different locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. Pro-Russian positions in 11 areas around Donetsk city were shelled by 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. In the region of Mariupol, Pikuzy and Leninske became the target of small arms, grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. In the outskirts of Horlivka, Zaitseve and Isotove became the target of small arms and grenade launchers. According to local sources, the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire 14 times within the borders of the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, Zu-23-2 antiaircraft guns, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and armoured fighting vehicles to pound pro-Russian positions at Slavyanoserbsk, Lohvynove, Kalynove, Sentianivka, Kalynivka, Zhovte, Krasny Liman and a checkpoint near Stanytsia Luhanska.

According to the information provided by the ATO press-centre in the evening, as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian forces had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 4 occasions, no casualties were reported. In the area of Donetsk city, heavy machine gun fire was recorded at Avdiivka. Ukrainian redoubts at Krasnohorivka, meanwhile, were struck by small arms fire and antitank rockets. In the region of Mariupol, 120 mm mortar rounds landed in Shyrokyne. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Ukrainian troops at Valuiske were harassed with small arms and heavy machine gun fire. Later in the night, nearby Krymske came under 82 mm and 120 mm mortar.

A 47-year-old civilian, father of three, died on 8 October, being the 71st civilian fatality since the beginning of the year.

9 October

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 26 occasions on Ukrainian positions on 8 October (including on 11 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 5 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 10 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 19 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 8 October. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 24 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 13 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. The outskirts of Donetsk city were shelled with 82 mm mortar, while 82 mm and 120 mm mortar volleys landed in different areas of the Mariuol region. In the surroundings of Horlivka, Ukrainian armoured fighting vehicles, supported by small arms and rocket launchers, opened fire on Zaitseve, where a civilian resident was killed. Local officials reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire on nine occasions within the boundaries of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian army employed small arms, machine guns, rocket launchers and 82 mm mortars to attack pro-Russian positions at Slavyanoserbsk, Krasny Lyman, Lohvynove, Kalynove, Sentianivka and Pakhaliivka.

The press-centre of the ATO HQ reported in the evening that as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian troops had opened fire on Ukrainian troops on 6 occasions. Around Donetsk city, automatic grenade launchers were fired at Krasnohorivka. Ukrainian forces fired back with heavy machine guns. Small arms fire was reported at Avdiivka and Nevelske. In the region of Mariupol, Shyrokyne was hit by 82 mm mortars and Talakivka by antitank rockets. Later in the evening, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Hnutove, supported by infantry weapons. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, the rebels fired rocket launchers at Ukrainian positions near Novooleksandrivka. One Ukrainian serviceman was wounded near Krasnohorivka during the night, another soldier was injured at Talakivka early in the morning. One Ukrainian serviceman was wounded and another injured at Hnutove at around 6:00 pm.

10 October

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 12 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 3 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 4 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 5 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 8 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded and two others were injured in the Donbass region on 9 October. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 31 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 15 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. In the surroundings of Donetsk city, pro-Russian forces in 11 areas came under attack by small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars and armoured fighting vehicles. In the region of Mariupol, Leninske, Sosnovske, Dzerzhinsky and Pikuzy were hit by small arms fire, antitank rockets, 82 mm and 120 mm mortar rounds. According to local authorities, the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire five times within the borders of the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, rocket launchers and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to engage pro-Russian positions at Krasny Lyman, Kalynove, Lozove, Pervomaisk, Almazna and Lohvynove.

According to the information provided by the ATO press-centre in the evening, as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian forces had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on several occasions. Around Donetsk city, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian redoubts at Pisky, while small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers were fired at the Ukrainian stronghold of Avdiivka; the Ukrainian defenders returned fire. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles were met by Ukrainian armoured fighting vehicles, heavy machine gun fire and antitank rockets while attacking Ukrainian positions at Novotroitske, in the region of Mariupol. The separatists fired small arms and grenade launchers in the same area. In the northern section of the demarcation line, small arms fire and antitank rockets hit Krymske and Donetz railway station. Later in the night, antitank rockets landed in Troikhizbenka. One Ukrainian soldier was wounded at Novooleksandrivka at around 6:00 pm, another serviceman was wounded near Zaitseve at the same time, two soldiers were wounded at Shyrokyne in the evening.

11 October

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 15 occasions on Ukrainian positions on 10 October (including on 4 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 4 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 7 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 9 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that four Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the Donbass region on 10 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 51 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 19 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. In the outskirts of Donetsk city, Ukrainian tanks engaged pro-Russian positions in 13 different areas supported by 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. The Ukrainian military also employed small arms, rocket launchers and armoured fighting vehicles. In the region of Mariupol, Ukrainian forces fired small arms, rocket launchers and 82 mm mortars at Pikuzy, Dzerzhinsky, Sakhanka, Leninske, Bezimenne and Starolaspa. One pro-Russian soldier was killed in action and another wounded. According to local officials, Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire seven times inside the territory of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian military attacked pro-Russian troops at Kalynove-Borshchevate, Lozove, Lohvynove, Zholobok and Kalynove with small arms, machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars and Zu-23-2 antiaircraft guns.

The press-centre of the ATO HQ reported in the evening that as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian troops had opened fire on Ukrainian troops on 12 occasions, the fire was returned on 8 occasions; no casualties were reported. In the outskirts of Donetsk city and Horlivka, rebel forces opened fire on Ukrainian forces at Avdiivka with heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. Small arms fire was reported at Pisky, Nevelske and Luhanske. In the region of Mariupol, heavy machine guns and grenade launchers were fired at Ukrainian positions near Talakivka and Shyrokyne. Later in the night, pro-Russian tanks engaged Ukrainian redoubts at Krymske, in the northern sector of the demarcation line, supported by small arms, rocket launchers and mortars. One Ukrainian soldier was wounded by a bullet.

12 October

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 41 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 22 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 14 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 5 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 28 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 11 October. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city reported 24 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 13 different locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles antitank guided missiles and multiple rocket launchers. Around Donetsk city, Ukrainian forces shelled Kruta Balka, Yasinuvata, Yakovliivka, Mineralne, Zhabicheve, Dokuchaievsk, Olenivka and Petrovsky district with 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and armoured fighting vehicles. Pro-Russian positions also received small arms and heavy machine gun fire. In the region of Mariupol, BM-21 "Grad" multiple rocket launchers were fired at Bezimenne and 82 mm mortars and Leninske. Armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on pro-Russian troops at Pikuzy, Leninske and Dzerzhinsky supported by small arms and grenade launchers. In the surroundings of Horlivka, pro-Russian positions at Zaitseve were hit by small arms fire and antitank rockets. One pro-Russian soldier was killed. According to local sources, the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire five times within the borders of the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to engage pro-Russian positions at Prishib, Kalynivka, Kalynove, Lohvynove, Sentianivka and Znamyanka.

According to the information provided by the ATO press-centre in the evening, as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian forces had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 9 occasions, including on 7 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city. In the area of Donetsk city and Horlivka, rebel forces fired small arms, heavy machine guns and rockets launchers at Mayorsk, Pisky, Nevelske, Avdiivka and Luhanske. In the region of Mariupol, armoured fighting vehicles shelled Talakivka, the Ukrainian military returned fire with heavy machine guns. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, small arms fire was reported at Krymske, where one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded at around 2:00 am.

13 October

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 22 occasions on Ukrainian positions on 12 October (including on 14 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 6 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 2 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 13 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 12 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 35 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 16 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. Around Donetsk city, Ukrainian tanks opened fire on pro-Russian forces in 12 areas supported by 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. Pro-Russian positions were also the target of small arms, heavy machine guns and armoured fighting vehicles. In the region of Mariupol, Novolaspa came under 82 mm mortar fire, while armoured fighting vehicles engaged pro-Russian redoubts at Pikuzy where Ukrainian troops also fired small arms and grenade launchers. In the area of Horlivka, Zaitseve and Shyroka Balka were hit by small arms fire and antitank rockets. The same sources recorded 240 Ukrainian violations of the truce over the past week, with a total of 718 mortar, tank and artillery rounds fired. Two soldiers and a civilian were killed in the same period. According to local authorities, the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire seven times within the borders of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic. Ukrainian forces employed small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers and 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles to attack pro-Russian positions at Lohvynove, Smile, Sentianivka, Pervomaisk and Kalynove.

The press-centre of the ATO HQ reported in the evening that as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian troops had opened fire on Ukrainian troops on 9 occasions, including on 4 occasions in the region of Mariupol; the fire was returned on 4 occasions, no casualties were reported. In the outskirts of Donetsk city and Horlivka, rebel forces fired small arms and grenade launchers at Ukrainian positions near Pisky and Opytne. Small arms fire was reported at Marinka. At dusk,Ukrainian strong points at Zaitseve were engaged by pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles. In the region of Mariupol, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers were fired at Ukrainian redoubts at Vodiane and Shyrokyne. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, infantry weapons were used to harass Ukrainian troops at Krymske and Novooleksandrivka. Later in the night, 82 mm mortar rounds landed in Novooleksandrivka, where one Ukrainian soldier was wounded at around 6:00 pm.

14 October

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 21 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 7 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 7 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 7 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 14 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman and one border guard were wounded in the Donbass region on 13 October. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 29 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 14 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. According to local sources, Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire nine times within the boundaries of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, rocket launchers, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to pound pro-Russian redoubts at Lohvynove, Sentianivka, Kalynove, Pervomaisk and Smile.

According to the information provided by the ATO press-centre in the evening, as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian forces had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 12 occasions, the fire was returned on 10 occasions; no casualties were reported. There was just one incident in the area around Donetsk city and Horlivka, when rebel forces harassed Ukrainian troops at Avdiivka with small arms fire. In the region of Mariupol, antitank rockets landed in Pavlopil, while small arms and heavy machine gun fire was reported at Talakivka and Hnutove. Later in the evening, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions near Vodiane, supported by rocket launchers. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Ukrainian redoubts were struck by antitank rockets at Novooleksandrivka and Popasna.

15 October

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 23 occasions on Ukrainian positions on 14 October (including on 5 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 10 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 8 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 21 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 14 October. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 36 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 16 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. In the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, local officials reported 12 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire. The Ukrainian military used small arms, heavy machine guns, 73 mm recoilless antitank rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and armoured fighting vehicles to engage pro-Russian positions at Sentianivka, Kalynove-Borshchevate, Prishib and Lozove.

The press-centre of the ATO HQ reported in the evening that as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian troops had opened fire on Ukrainian troops on 9 occasions, the fire was returned on 4 occasions. In the surroundings of Donetsk city and Horlivka, antitank rockets hit Ukrainian positions at Opytne and Zaitseve. in the region of Mariupol, small arms and heavy machine gun fire was reported at Pavlopil and Vodiane. Most incidents were recorded in the northern section of the demarcation line, where 82 mm mortar rounds landed in Trokhizbenka. Novotoshkivke became the target of automatic grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. Small arms were fired on Ukrainian troops at Novooleksandrivka, where one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded at around 11:00 am, another Ukrainian soldier was wounded at Talakivka at around 11:00 pm.

16 October

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 16 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 6 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 5 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 5 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 11 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 15 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 35 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 14 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. Officials from the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire eight times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions at Zholobok, Kalynove, Krasny Lyman and Sentianivka.

According to the information provided by the ATO press-centre in the evening, as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian forces had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 12 occasions. In the outskirts of Donetsk city and Horlivka, Ukrainian forces at Avdiivka, Kamianka and Butivka mining complex were harassed with small arms and heavy machine gun fire. Artemove was hit twice by 82 mm mortar fire. In the region of Mariupol, antitank rockets landed in Starohnativka, while small arms fire was reported at Vodiane and Pavlopil. Later in the evening, armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian positions at Novotroitske, and 120 mm mortar rounds struck Pavlopil. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, heavy machine gun fire was recorded near Novooleksandrivka, while at dusk infantry weapons and rocket launchers were fired at Valuiske and Stanytsia Luhanska. One Ukrainian serviceman was killed at Kamianka at around 6:00 pm, another was killed by explosion of unidentified explosive device at Nevelske, one Ukrainian soldier was wounded at Pavlopil at around 6:00 pm, another at Butivka mining complex in the evening. A female civilian was wounded by shelling in Toretsk at around 2:00 pm.

17 October

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 36 occasions on Ukrainian positions on 16 October (including on 20 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 11 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 5 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 28 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were killed and two others wounded in the Donbass region on 16 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 34 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 13 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. Ukrainian tanks engaged pro-Russian forces in ten different areas around Donetsk city supported by mortar fire. The positions also became the target of small arms, heavy machine guns, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Most incidents occurred at Spartak, Yasinuvata, Oleksandrivka, Kruta Balka and Donetsk airport. In the region of Mariupol, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on pro-Russian redoubts at Pikuzy, Zayichenko and Leninske. Officials from the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire ten times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 120 mm mortars and antitank guided missiles to pound pro-Russian positions at Pakhaliivka, Kalynove, Prishib, Krasny Yar, Donetskyi, Lozove, Zholobok and Knyaz Igor memorial.

The press-centre of the ATO HQ reported in the evening that as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian troops had opened fire on Ukrainian troops on 19 occasions. In the outskirts of Donetsk city and Horlivka, rebel troops fired heavy machine guns and rocket launchers at Avdiivka, Novoselivka, Butivka mining complex, Troitske and Mayorsk. Small arms fire was reported at Kamianka and Pisky, while 82 mm mortar rounds landed in Zaitseve and Marinka, which also became the target of small arms and grenade launchers. In the region of Mariupol, Lebedinske and Hnutove were hit by 82 mm and 120 mm mortar fire respectively. In the northern section of the demarcation line, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian redoubts at Novooleksandrivka supported by 82 mm mortar fire. Ukrainian troops at Krymske and Popasna came under small arms fire. One Ukrainian serviceman was killed at Marinka at around 1:00 am, another Ukrainian soldier was killed at Zaitseve at around 6:00 pm, two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded at Marinka in the evening, two were injured by explosion of an IED.

18 October

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 44 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 29 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 12 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 3 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 38 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO confirmed at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were killed and four others wounded in the Donbass region on 17 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 50 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 18 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. In the surroundings of Donetsk city, pro-Russian forces in 12 areas came under attack by small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. In the region of Mariupol, Leninske, Sosnovske and Verhnioshyrokivske were attacked by small arms fire, antitank rockets, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortar rounds and armoured fighting vehicles. In the outskirts of Horlivka, Ukrainian forces used small arms and rocket launchers to harass pro-Russian positions at Verkhnyotoretske, Zaitseve and Mayorsk checkpoint. Zaitseve also came under 82 mm mortar fire. According to local sources, the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire five times within the borders of the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and armoured fighting vehicles to engage pro-Russian positions at Almazna, Sokolniki, Kalynivka, Kalynove, Kalynove-Borshchevate and Slovianoserbsk.

According to the information provided by the ATO press-centre in the evening, as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian forces had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 22 occasions, including on 18 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city and Horlivka. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian positions at Pisky, supported by 120 mm mortars. Antitank rockets landed meanwhile in Kamianka, Mayorsk and Luhanske, and 82 mm mortar volleys in Avdiivka. Troitske was shelled with 120 mm mortars. In the region of Mariupol, 82 mm mortar rounds hit Hnutove, while Ukrainian troops at Starohnativka where harassed with machine gun fire. In the northern section of the demarcation line, 82 mm mortar rounds hit Novotoshkivke and Novozvanivka. Rebel troops also fired automatic grenade launchers at Troitske, Novooleksandrivka and Novozvanivka, and 120 mm mortars at Krymske and Popasna. One Ukrainian soldier was wounded at Butivka mining complex, another was wounded at Pisky at around 6:00 pm, and one Ukrainian serviceman was injured by the blast of an explosive device.

19 October

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 53 occasions on Ukrainian positions on 18 October (including on 32 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 3 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 17 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 31 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO confirmed at noon that three Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the Donbass region on 18 October. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 47 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 17 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles, tanks and heavy artillery. In the outskirts of Donetsk city, Ukrainian forces attacked pro-Russian positions in 14 areas with small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured fighting vehicles, tanks and 152 mm self-propelled guns. In the region of Mariupol, armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Verhnioshyrokivske supported by small arms, grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. In the area of Horlivka, pro-Russian forces at Nyzhne Novhorodske, Zaitseve and Zheleznaya Balka became the target of small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades. Local officials in the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the truce on nine occasions within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured fighting vehicles and 152 mm self-propelled artillery to engage pro-Russian forces at Kaynove, Kalynivka, Novokiivka, Almazna and Veselehorivka.

The press-centre of the ATO HQ reported in the evening that as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian troops had opened fire on Ukrainian troops on 5 occasions, the fire was returned on 2 occasions; no casualties were reported. In the surroundings of Donetsk city and Horlivka, rebel forces opened fire on Ukrainian redoubts at Avdiivka, Zaitseve and Butivka mining complex with heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. In the region of Mariupol, small arms fire was reported at Talakivka. Later in the evening, Hnutove became the target of automatic grenade launchers and antitank rocket launchers, and in the northern sector of the demarcation line, small arms fire and antitank rockets hit Ukrainian positions at Shchastya.

20 October

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 15 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 9 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 5 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 1 occasion in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 9 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 19 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 33 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 14 different locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles, tanks and heavy artillery. Around Donetsk city, Ukrainian tanks opened fire on pro-Russian forces in 11 areas supported by 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and 152 mm artillery. Pro-Russian positions also became the target of small arms, grenade launchers and armoured fighting vehicles. In the region of Mariupol, Leninske was engaged by armoured fighting vehicles engaged supported by small arms, rocket launchers and 82 mm mortars. In the area of Horlivka, Zaitseve and Myhailivka were hit by 82 mm mortar fire. The same sources recorded 264 Ukrainian violations of the truce over the past week, with a total of 1,283 mortar, tank and artillery rounds fired. Two soldiers were killed and two civilians wounded in the same period. Officials from the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire six times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, under-barrell launched grenades, automatic grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions at Prishib, Kalynove, Kalynivka, Kruta Hora and Raevka.

According to the information provided by the ATO press-centre in the evening, as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian forces had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 9 occasions, including on 6 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city; no casualties were reported. In the area around Donetsk city, Ukrainian forces at Avdiivka became the target of small arms, rocket launchers, 120 mm mortars and armoured fighting vehicles. Small arms fire was reported at Kamianka, Verkhnyotoretske and Butivka mining complex. Ukrainian troops at Marinka received heavy machine gun fire later in the night. In the region of Mariupol, the rebels fired small arms near Hnutove. At dusk, antitank rockets and 120 mm mortar rounds hit Pavlopil. Automatic grenade launchers were fired at Vodiane and infantry weapons at Novotroitske. In the northern section of the demarcation line, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles, supported by 120 mm mortar fire engaged Ukrainian positions at Troitske. Later in the evening, Novooleksandrivka was shelled by 82 mm and 120 mm mortars, while 82 mm mortar rounds also landed in Katerinivka. Popasna was hit by antitank rockets.

21 October

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 24 occasions on Ukrainian positions on 20 October (including on 10 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 8 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 6 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 16 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 20 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 22 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in ten locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles, tanks and heavy artillery. In the surroundings of Donetsk city, Ukrainian tanks engaged pro-Russian forces in eight different areas supported by 152 mm self-propelled guns, armoured fighting vehicles, 120 mm mortars, 82 mm mortars, rocket launchers and small arms. In the region of Mariupol, armoured fighting vehicles supported by 82 mm mortars, rocket launchers and small arms engaged pro-Russian positions at Bezimenne. In the outskirts of Horlivka, small arms fire was reported at Zaitseve. Officials from the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire 19 times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions at Zholobok, Donetskyi, Kalynove, Kalynivka, Krasny Lyman, Lozove, Pervomaisk and Sentianivka.

The press-centre of the ATO HQ reported in the evening that as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian troops had opened fire on Ukrainian troops on 4 occasions. In the outskirts of Donetsk city and Horlivka, Butivka mining complex, Avdiivka, Kamianka, Marinka and Verkhnyotoretske became the target of small arms and rocket launchers. In the region of Mariupol, Ukrainian forces at Starohnativka and Bohdanivka came under small arms and heavy machine gun fire. In the northern section of the demarcation line, small arms fire and antitank rockets hit Ukrainian positions at Krymske, Novozvznivka and Novooleksandrivka, while Troitske came under 82 mm mortar fire. One Ukrainian serviceman was wounded at Bohdanivka at around 3:00 am.

22 October

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 14 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 4 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 5 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 4 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 9 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 21 October. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 28 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 13 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. In the outskirts of Donetsk city, Ukrainian forces shelled 11 settlements with 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and armoured fighting vehicles. Pro-Russian positions were also struck by small arms fire and antitank rockets. In the region of Mariupol, 82 mm mortar rounds landed in Pikuzy, which was also engaged by small arms, rocket launchers and armoured fighting vehicles. In the area of Horlivka, Ozeryanivka was hit by small arms fire and antitank rockets. According to local sources, the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire 12 times within the borders of the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to engage pro-Russian positions at Kalynivka, Kalynove, Veselehorivka, Krasny Liman, Sentianivka, Znamyanka and Knyaz Igor memorial.

According to the information provided by the ATO press-centre in the evening, as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian forces had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 5 occasions. Around Donetsk city, both sides traded fire near Shumy, where one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded at around 1:00 am. Later in the evening, rebel forces fired small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers against the Ukrainian strongholds of Avdiivka and Butivka mining complex. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Kamianka, supported by rocket launchers. In the region of Mariupol, small arms fire and antitank rockets struck Ukrainian redoubts at Vodiane, while small arms fire was reported at Shyrokyne and Starohnativka. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, Stanytsia Luhanska became the target of automatic grenade launchers. The separatists also fired small arms, grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars at Ukrainian forces around Krymske.

23 October

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 12 occasions on Ukrainian positions on 22 October (including on 5 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 4 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 3 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 8 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the Donbass region on 18 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 24 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in nine different locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Around Donetsk city, Ukrainian forces shelled seven settlements using 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and armoured fighting vehicles. Pro-Russian positions also received small arms and rocket propelled grenade fire. In the region of Mariupol, 82 mm mortar rounds landed in Bezimenne, which was also attacked with small arms, rocket launchers and armoured fighting vehicles. In the outskirts of Horlivka, Zaitseve was hit by small arms fire and antitank rockets. In the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, local officials reported eleven Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire. The Ukrainian military used small arms, heavy machine guns, 73 mm recoilless antitank rifles and 82 mm mortars to pound pro-Russian positions at Sentianivka, Krasny Yar and Knyaz Igor memorial.

The press-centre of the ATO HQ reported in the evening that as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian troops had opened fire on Ukrainian troops on 5 occasions, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded at Marinka at around 5:00 pm. In the area of Donetsk city and Horlivka, rebel forces fired infantry weapons at Ukrainian troops at Zaitseve, Mayorsk, Kamianka, Avdiivka, Luhanske, Verkhnyotoretske, Marinka and Butivka coal mine. In the region of Mariupol, 82 mm mortar rounds landed in Shyrokyne. Rebel forces also pounded Shyrokyne with rocket launchers, along with Vodiane. In the northern sector of demarcation line, Krymske, Novozvanovka, Popasna and Novoaleksandrivka were struck by small arms fire, machine gun fire and antitank rockets.

24 October

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 22 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 10 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 8 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 4 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 15 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 23 October. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 23 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 12 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Around Donetsk city, Ukrainian forces shelled nine settlements with 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and armoured fighting vehicles. Pro-Russian positions were also by hit small arms fire and antitank rockets. Bezimenne and Sakhanka, in the region of Mariupol, were attacked by Ukrainian forces with small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and armoured fighting vehicles. In the area of Horlivka, Dolomitne was struck by small arms fire and antitank rockets. Authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire seven times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, automatic rocket launchers, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars to attack pro-Russian positions at Sentianivka, Dolhe, Krasny Liman, Kalynivka, Kalynove and Krasny Yar.

According to the information provided by the ATO press-centre in the evening, as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian forces had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 4 occasions. In the outskirts of Donetsk, Verkhnyotoretske became the target of small arms and automatic grenade launchers. Ukrainian troops at Marinka were fired at in the afternoon. In the region of Mariupol, small arms and automatic grenade launchers were fired at Ukrainian positions near Vodiane. Two Ukrainian servicemen were fatally wounded in the area of Mariupol, two other soldiers were wounded by the explosion of unidentified device, two more Ukrainian servicemen were killed and one was wounded in the area of Donetsk city by the same kind of source.

25 October

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 15 occasions on Ukrainian positions on 24 October (including on 6 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 8 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 1 occasion in Luhansk region). The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that four Ukrainian servicemen were killed and four others wounded in the Donbass region on 24 October. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 23 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 13 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. In the surroundings of Donetsk city, Ukrainian forces pounded pro-Russian positions in 11 different areas armoured fighting vehicles, 120 mm mortars, 82 mm mortars, rocket launchers and small arms. In the region of Mariupol, 82 mm mortar rounds landed in Leninske, while in the area of Horlivka, Ukrainian troops fired small arms and grenade launchers at Zaitseve. Officials from the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire five times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, rocket launchers and 120 mm mortars to pound pro-Russian positions at Almazna, Dolhe, Kalynove and Kalynivka.

The press-centre of the ATO HQ reported in the evening that as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian troops had opened fire on Ukrainian troops on 5 occasions. In the area of Donetsk city, antitank rockets struck Ukrainian positions at Pisky, while Ukrainian troops at Avdiivka were harassed with small arms and heavy machine gun fire. Later in the evening, also at Pisky, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian redoubts supported by grenade launchers. Troitske was meanwhile hit by 120 mm mortar fire. In the region of Mariupol, 82 mm and 120 mm mortar rounds landed in Vodiane. Heavy machine gun fire was reported at Lebedinske and Hnutove. The two former villages, along with Talakivka, were later the target of rocket launchers. At dusk, there was activity in the northern section of the front, when small arms fire and antitank rockets hit Novotoshkivke and BM-21 "Grad" multiple rocket launchers fired 20 artillery rockets at Troitske. One Ukrainian serviceman was wounded at Avdiivka.

26 October

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 15 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 7 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 4 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 4 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 9 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 25 October. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 24 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 11 different locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Around Donetsk city, ten different areas came under attack from 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured fighting vehicles, rocket launchers and small arms. In the region of Mariupol, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars landed in Pikuzy and Leninske. Zaitseve, in the outskirts of Horlivka, was hit by small arms fire and antitank rockets. According to local sources, the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire 12 times within the borders of the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, BMP-1 and BMP-2 armoured vehicles to engage pro-Russian positions at Sentianivka, Pervomaisk, Zholobok, Lozove, Kalynivka and Kalynove.

According to the information provided by the ATO press-centre in the evening, as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian forces had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 9 occasions, the fire was returned on 4 occasions; no casualties were reported. In the surroundings of Donetsk city, antitank rockets and 82 mm mortar rounds landed in Avdiivka, Pisky and Troitske. Ukrainian forces in Avdiivka were attacked by armoured fighting vehicles later in the night. In the region of Mariupol, Shyrokyne became the target of heavy machine guns, rocket launchers and 82 mm mortars. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian positions around Popasna, while Troitske came under 82 mm mortar fire. One Ukrainian soldier was wounded at Pisky.

27 October

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 20 occasions on Ukrainian positions on 26 October (including on 7 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 10 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 3 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 16 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 26 October. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city reported 34 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 14 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles, heavy artillery and BM-21 "Grad" multiple rocket launchers. The artillery rocket attack took place in the region of Mariupol, where pro-Russian positions in five areas also became the target of 152 mm and 122 mm self-propelled guns, 120 mm and 82 mm mortars. In the outskirts of Donetsk city, nine settlements were attacked by small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. The same sources said that there were 178 Ukrainian violations of the truce on the past week. Banned heavy weapons such as mortars, tanks and artillery were fired on 733 occasions over the same period. Two pro-Russian soldiers were killed in action and other two wounded. Two civilians received injuries. Officials from the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire 19 times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, antitank guided missiles, BMP-1 and BMP-2 armoured vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions at Lohvynove, Lozove, Almazna, Kalynove and Sentianivka.

The press-centre of the ATO HQ reported in the evening that as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian troops had opened fire on Ukrainian troops on 5 occasions. In the region of Mariupol, 82 mm and 120 mm mortar volleys landed in Shyrokyne, which later became the target of 122 mm artillery. Mortar fire was also reported at Vodiane. In the area of Donetsk city and Horlivka, Ukrainian positions at Avdiivka were struck by small arms fire and antitank rockets. small arms fire was meanwhile reported at Zaitseve and Mironovske. In the northern section of the demarcation line, armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian redoubts at Troikhizbenka. One Ukrainian serviceman was wounded at Avdiivka at around 4:00 am, another soldier was wounded at Shyrokyne.

28 October

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 19 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 8 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 8 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 3 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 16 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO confirmed at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the Donbass region on 27 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 51 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 18 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles, tanks and heavy artillery. One civilian resident was killed in Trudovske. In the surroundings of Donetsk city, Ukrainian tanks engaged pro-Russian forces in 12 different areas supported by 122 mm self-propelled guns, armoured fighting vehicles, 120 mm mortars, 82 mm mortars, rocket launchers and small arms. In the region of Mariupol, five settlements were shelled with 82 mm and 120 mm mortars, while in the area of Horlivka, Ukrainian troops fired small arms and grenade launchers at Zaitseve. Authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire nine times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars to attack pro-Russian positions at Sentianivka, Kalynove, Raevka, Lohvynove, Prishib and Dolhe.

According to the information provided by the ATO press-centre in the evening, as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian forces had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 7 occasions, the fire was returned on 6 occasions. In the surroundings of Donetsk city and Horlivka, fighting was reported at Zaitseve before dawn, when rebel forces firing small arms and rocket launchers were met by Ukrainian infantry. Two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded at Mayorsk. At noon, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian redoubts at Pisky, while Ukrainian troops at Avdiivka received small arms fire. In the region of Mariupol, the separatists fired small arms at Pavlopil. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian positions near Troikhizbenka. One Ukrainian serviceman was killed at Avdiivka at around 9:00 pm.

29 October

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 16 occasions on Ukrainian positions on 28 October (including on 11 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 4 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 1 occasion in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 13 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and two others were wounded in action on the previous day. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 33 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 11 different locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and heavy artillery. Around Donetsk city, ten different areas came under attack from 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured fighting vehicles and 122 self-propelled artillery. Pro-Russian redoubts were also hit by small arms fire and antitank rockets. In the region of Mariupol, Ukrainian forces fired grenade launchers at pro-Russian positions near Sakhanka. For the first time since the beginning of the "school truce", no ceasefire violations were reported by the authorities of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic.

The press-centre of the ATO HQ reported in the evening that as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian troops had opened fire on Ukrainian troops on 5 occasions; no casualties were reported. In the outskirts of Donetsk city and Horlivka, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian forces at Zaitseve later in the evening. Avdiivka was earlier fired at from small arms and rocket launchers. Ukrainian redoubts at Luhanske and Svitlodarsk were hit by heavy machine gun fire and antitank rockets. Marinka became the target of small arms and rocket launchers. One Ukrainian soldier was wounded at Avdiivka in the afternoon.

30 October

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 15 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 11 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 3 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 1 occasion in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 10 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 29 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 34 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 13 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles, tanks and heavy artillery. Eleven areas around Donetsk city were attacked with small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured fighting vehicles, tanks and 122 mm self-propelled guns. In the outskirts of Horlivka, Ukrainian armoured fighting vehicles engaged pro-Russian positions at Zaitseve and Zheleznaya Balka supported by small arms and rocket launchers. One pro-Russian soldier was killed by mortar fire. Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire eight times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars to pound pro-Russian positions at Horoshche, Kalynove-Borshchevate, Sentianivka, Slavyanoserbsk, Kalynivka and Zholobok.

According to the information provided by the ATO press-centre in the evening, as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian forces had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 4 occasions, no casualties were reported. In the outskirts of Donetsk city, small arms and heavy machine gun fire was reported at Avdiivka, Marinka and Troitske. In the region of Mariupol, 120 mm mortar rounds landed in residential areas of Vodiane. At dusk, machine gun fire was reported at Starohnativka. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Troikhizbenka was shelled with 120 mm mortars. One Ukrainian serviceman was wounded near the village of Starohnativka at around 9:00 pm.

31 October

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 10 occasions on Ukrainian positions on 30 October (including on 6 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 3 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 1 occasion in Luhansk region). The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 30 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 41 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in ten different locations using small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles, tanks and heavy artillery. Around Donetsk city, 122 mm self-propelled guns shelled nine areas occupied by pro-Russian forces, which were also engaged by tanks, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. In the region of Mariupol, 82 mm mortar rounds landed in Leninske. Officials from the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire 7 times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, and 120 mm mortars to attack pro-Russian positions at Lozove, Prishib, Kalynove and Sentianivka.

The press-centre of the ATO HQ reported in the evening that as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian troops had opened fire on Ukrainian troops on 10 occasions. Around Donetsk city, small arms and heavy machine gun fire was reported at Opytne, while antitank rockets hit Avdiivka, Pisky and Kamianka. In the region of Mariupol, Ukrainian troops at Starohnativka and Vodiane were harassed with small arms fire. Antitank rockets struck Ukrainian positions at Shyrokyne. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, 120 mm mortar rounds landed in Kryakivka. Krymske became the target of rocket launchers. One Ukrainian soldier was killed and another wounded near Opytne in the morning, one serviceman was wounded near Kamianka. Three Ukrainian soldiers were wounded at Shyrokyne in the evening.

External links

• Information Analyses Center of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, provides daily updates, maps, etc., on the current situation (in Ukrainian, Russian, and English)
• OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Daily and spot reports from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine

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