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After Ukraine’s heaviest fighting in many months, a new holiday ceasefire was supposed to go into effect on December 24. But despite the new peace plan, there is no ceasefire in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian military Anti-Terror Operation (ATO) reported on Sunday afternoon that the Russian-backed fighters had broken the ceasefire at least 39 times over the previous 24 hours.
At least one Ukrainian serviceman was injured in the fighting in Avdiyivka, north on Donetsk Airport.
Fighting was reported in all sectors. Unian.info reports:
In the Mariupol sector, the enemy fired on the Ukrainian positions near the town of Maryinka, and the villages of Shyrokyne, Talakivka and Vodiane. The village of Talakivka came under fire from 120mm mortars two times, and a sniper was active in Shyrokyne, according to the report.
In the Donetsk sector, the occupiers fired on the Ukrainian positions near the villages of Luhanske, Mayorsk and Avdiyivka.
Luhanske came under fire from 82mm mortars. In the Luhansk sector, Russia’s hybrid military force fired heavy machine guns and small arms on the villages of Troitske and Zhovte, according to the report.
Militants attack Ukraine 39 times in last day
In the Mariupol sector, the enemy fired on the Ukrainian positions near the town of Maryinka, and the villages of Shyrokyne, Talakivka and Vodiane. The village of Talakivka came under fire from 120mm mortars two times, and a sniper was active in Shyrokyne, according to the report.