Timeline of the war in Donbass (October–December 2017)

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);^[2][3] the fire was returned on 12 occasions.^[4][5][6][7] 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.^[2][3] 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.^[8] 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 / 48.39667°N 37.97556°E / 48.39667; 37.97556^[9]). One soldier and one civilian resident were wounded.^[10] 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.^[11]

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.^{[12][13][14][15]} One Ukrainian soldier was lethally wounded by explosion of a mine at Bohdanivka.^[16][17]

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^[15][18][19]); the fire was returned on 12 occasions.^{[16][17][12][20][21][22]} 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.^[15][18][19] 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.^[23] 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.^[24] 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.^[25]

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.^[26][27]

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^[28]); the fire was returned on 12 occasions.^{[29][27][30][31]} 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.^[28] 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.^[32] 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.^[33] 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.^[34]

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.^{[35][36][37][38]} Another Ukrainian soldier was wounded at Trokhizbenka at around 6:00 pm.^[39] 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.^[40]

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^[37]); the fire was returned on 17 occasions.^{[39][38][41][42]} 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.^[37] 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.^[43][44] 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.^[45]

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.^[46] 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.^[47]

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^[48]); the fire was returned on 12 occasions.^{[47][49][50][51]} 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.^[49][48] 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.^[52][53] 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.^[54]

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.^[55]

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^[56]); the fire was returned on 17 occasions.^{[57][58][59][60]} The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 5 October.^[56] 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.^[61][62] 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.^[62] 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.^[63]

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.^[64]

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^[65]); the fire was returned on 7 occasions.^[66][67][68] 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.^[65] 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.^[69][70] 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.^[71]

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.^[72] 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.^[73][74]

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^[75]); the fire was returned on 11 occasions.^[73][74][76] 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.^[75][77] 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.^[78][79] 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.^[80]

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.^[81] Later in the night, nearby Krymske came under 82 mm and 120 mm mortar.^[82]

A 47-year-old civilian, father of three, died on 8 October, being the 71st civilian fatality since the beginning of the year.^[83]

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^[84][85]); the fire was returned on 19 occasions.^[86][87][88] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 8 October.^[84][85][89] 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.^[90] 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.^[91] 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.^[92]

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.^[93] Later in the evening, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Hnutove, supported by infantry weapons.^[94] 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.^[93] One Ukrainian serviceman was wounded and another injured at Hnutove at around 6:00 pm.^[94]

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^[95]); the fire was returned on 8 occasions.^[96][97][94] 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.^[95] 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.^[98] 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.^[99] 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.^[100]

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.^{[101][102][103]} 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.^[104]

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^[103][105]); the fire was returned on 9 occasions.^{[106][104][107]} 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.^[103][105] 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.^[108] 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.^[109] 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.^[110]

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.^[111] 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.^[112] One Ukrainian soldier was wounded by a bullet.^[113][114]

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^[112][115]); the fire was returned on 28 occasions.^[113][114] 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.^[112][115] 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.^[116] 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.^[117] 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.^[118]

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.^[119]

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^[120][121]); the fire was returned on 13 occasions.^[122][123] 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.^[120][121] 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.^[124] 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.^[125] 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.^[126]

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,^[127] where one Ukrainian soldier was wounded at around 6:00 pm.^[128][129]

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^[130][131]); the fire was returned on 14 occasions.^[128][129] 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.^[130][131] 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.^[132] 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.^[133]

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.^[134][135]

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^[136]); the fire was returned on 21 occasions.^[137][135] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 14 October.^[136] 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.^[138] 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.^[139]

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,^[140] another Ukrainian soldier was wounded at Talakivka at around 11:00 pm.^[141]

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^[142]); the fire was returned on 11 occasions.^{[141][143][144][145]} 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.^[142] 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.^[146] 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.^[147]

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.^[148] 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.^[149] A female civilian was wounded by shelling in Toretsk at around 2:00 pm.^[150][151]

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);^[152][153] the fire was returned on 28 occasions.^[149][151] 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.^{[152][153][154]} 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.^[155] 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.^[156][157] 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.^[158]

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,^[159] 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.^[160][161]

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);^[162][163] the fire was returned on 38 occasions.^{[160][161][164][165]} 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.^[162][163] 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.^[166] 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.^[167] 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.^[168]

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,^[169] another was wounded at Pisky at around 6:00 pm, and one Ukrainian serviceman was injured by the blast of an explosive device.^{[170][171][172]}

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^[173][174]); the fire was returned on 31 occasions.^{[170][171][172]} 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.^[173][174] 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.^[175] 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.^[176] 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.^[177]

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.^[178][179]

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^[180][181]); the fire was returned on 9 occasions.^[182][179] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 19 October.^[180][181] 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.^[183] 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.^[184] 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.^[185]

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.^{[186][187][188]}

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^[189][190]); the fire was returned on 16 occasions.^{[191][192][188][193]} The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 20 October.^[189][190] 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.^[194] 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 figghting 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.^[195] 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.^[196]

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.^[197]

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^[198][199]); the fire was returned on 9 occasions.^[200][201] 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.^[198][199] 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.^[202] 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.^[203] 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.^[204]

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.^{[205][206][207]}

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^[207][208]); the fire was returned on 8 occasions.^[209][210] 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.^[207][208] 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.^[211] 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.^[212] 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.^[213]

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.^[214]

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^[215][216]); the fire was returned on 15 occasions.^[217] 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.^[215][216] 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.^[218] 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.^[219] 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.^[220]

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.^[221][222]

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^[223][224]).^[225][226] 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.^[223][224] 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.^[227] 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.^[228] 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.^[229]

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.^[230][231]

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^[231][232]); the fire was returned on 9 occasions.^{[233][234][235]} 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.^[231][232] 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.^[236] 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.^[237] 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.^[238]

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.^{[239][240][241]}

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^[241][242]); the fire was returned on 16 occasions.^{[243][244][245]} 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.^[241][242] 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.^[246] 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.^[247] 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.^[248]

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,^[249] another soldier was wounded at Shyrokyne.^[250][251]

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);^[252][253] the fire was returned on 16 occasions.^[250][251] 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.^[252][253] 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.^[254] 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.^[255] 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.^[256]

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.^[257] 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.^[258] One Ukrainian serviceman was killed at Avdiivka at around 9:00 pm.^[259]

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^{[260][257][261]}); the fire was returned on 13 occasions.^[259] 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.^{[260][257][261]} 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.^[262] 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.^[263] 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.^[264]

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.^[265] 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.^[266][267]

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^[268][269]); the fire was returned on 10 occasions.^[266][267] 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.^[268][269] 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.^[270] 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.^[271] 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.^[272]

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.^[273] One Ukrainian serviceman was wounded near the village of Starohnativka at around 9:00 pm.^{[274][275][276]}

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^{[277][278][279]}).^{[274][275][276]} 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.^{[277][278][279]} 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.^[280] 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.^[281] 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.^[282]

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.^[283] Three Ukrainian soldiers were wounded at Shyrokyne in the evening.^[284]

1 November

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 17 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 4 occasions in Luhansk region^[285][286]); the fire was returned on 13 occasions.^[284][287] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and five others were wounded in the Donbass region on 31 October.^[285][286] Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 36 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 12 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles, tanks and heavy artillery.^[288] Pro-Russian positions in 10 areas around Donetsk city were shelled by 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. The Ukrainian military also employed small arms and rocket launchers. In the region of Mariupol, Pikuzy and Sakhanka became the target of 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and 122 mm self-propelled guns.^[289] According to local sources, Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire on seven 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 rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to pound pro-Russian redoubts at Kruta Hora, Sentianivka, Kalynove and Kalynivka.^[290]

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, no casualties were reported. In the region of Donetsk city and Horlivka, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian redoubts at Luhanske, while antitank rockets landed in Avdiivka. In the region of Mariupol, small arms fire and heavy machine guns harassed Ukrainian troops at Talakivka and Vodiane.^[291] One NGU serviceman was killed and another wounded by explosion of an explosive device at Marinka during the day, one Ukrainian soldier was injured at Krymske at around 11:00 pm.^[292][293]

2 November

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 the previous day (including on 7 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 4 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 3 occasions in Luhansk region^[294][295]); the fire was returned on 13 occasions.^{[292][293][296]} The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed, one was wounded, and one was injured in the Donbass region on 1 November.^{[297][294][295]} Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 44 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 15 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks.^[298] Ukrainian tanks engaged pro-Russian redoubts around Donetsk city, supported by 82 mm and 120 mm mortar volleys. The Ukrainian military also fired 82 mm mortars in the region of Mariupol, while Zheleznaya Balka, in the outskirts of Horlivka, was hit by small arms fire and antitank rockets.^[299] 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, machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars to attack pro-Russian positions at Sokolniki Veselehorivka, Sentianivka, Pervomaisk, Slovianoserbsk and Lohvynove.^[300]

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 3 occasions, one Ukrainian serviceman was reported wounded. In the outskirts of Donetsk city and Horlivka, rebel forces fired small arms and heavy machine guns at Ukrainian positions near Avdiivka and Kamyanka. Later in the evening, antitank rockets hit Butyvka mining complex and Luhanske. Small arms fire was reported at Zaitseve. In the region of Mariupol, Starohnativka was hit by 120 mm mortar fire. Ukrainian positions at Lebedinske were struck by small arms fire, heavy machine gun fire and antitank rockets. Ukrainian troops were also harassed with small arms and heavy machine gun fire in Krymske, in the northern sector of the demarcation line.^[301][302]

3 November

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 16 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day day (including on 8 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 2 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 6 occasions in Luhansk region^[303][302]); the fire was returned on 13 occasions.^[304][305] 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 2 November.^[303][302] Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 33 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 15 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles, tanks and heavy artillery.^[306] Around Donetsk city, pro-Russian positions in 13 different locations were attacked with small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles, tanks and 122 mm self-propelled guns. In the region of Mariupol, four settlements became the target of small arms, rocket launchers and 82 mm mortars. In the course of the past week, the same sources recorded 272 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire. Heavy banned weapons such as mortars, tanks and heavy artillery were fire 1,743 times over the same period. Two pro-Russian soldiers and a civilian resident were killed.^[307][308] According to local sources, Ukrainian troops broke the ceasefire on eight occasions within the boundaries of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic. 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 Znamyanka, Prishib, Sokolniki, Veselehorovka, Kalynove and Lohvynove.^[309]

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 13 occasions, the fire was returned on 8 occasions. In the outskirts of Donetsk city and Horlivka, Ukrainian positions at Avdiivka, Kamianka, Pisky, Zaitseve and Kamianka were hit by small arms fire and antitank rockets. In the region of Mariupol, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian forces defending Vodiane. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, Krymske was shelled with automatic grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. Small arms fire was reported meanwhile in Troitske. One Ukrainian soldier was wounded near Kamianka at around noon,^[310][311] another Ukrainian serviceman was wounded at Avdiivka at around 7:00 pm, and one soldier was wounded near Novooleksandrivka.^[312][313]

4 November

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 29 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 13 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 6 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 10 occasions in Luhansk region^[314][315]); the fire was returned on 17 occasions.^[312][313] 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 3 November.^[314][315] Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 52 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.^[316] The outskirts of Donetsk city were shelled by 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars (436 rounds), tanks (55 rounds), 122 mm and 152 mm self-propelled guns (24 rounds). Ukrainian armoured fighting vehicles were active in the regions of Mariupol and Horlivka with the support of small arms and rocket launchers.^[317] 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, heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and armoured fighting vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions at Kalynove, Krasny Liman, Lozove, Pervomaisk, Smile and Almazna.^[318]

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 11 occasions, the fire was returned on 9 occasions, no casualties were reported. In the outskirts of Donetsk city and Horlivka, rebel forces fired heavy machine guns and rocket launchers at Avdiivka and heavy machine guns at Krasnohorivka. Small arms and mortar fire was reported at Zaitseve later in the night, while armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian redoubts at Novoluhanske. In the region of Mariupol, Ukrainian forces at Vodiane, Pavlopil and Starohnativka received small arms and heavy machine gun fire. In the northern section of the demarcation line, 120 mm mortar volleys landed in Novooleksandrivka, and 82 mm mortar rounds struck Novotoshkivke and Krymske. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Popasna.^[319] One Ukrainian soldier was injured at Novozvanivka during the day.^[320][321]

5 November

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 26 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 12 occasions in the region of Mariupol and on 14 occasions in Luhansk region^[322][323]); the fire was returned on 17 occasions.^[320][321] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was injured in the Donbass region on 4 November.^[322][323] Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 60 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 20 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks.^[324] Ukrainian tanks, armoured fighting vehicles and mortars shelled ten settlements in the area of Donetsk city, supported by small arms and grenade launchers. Ukrainian troops fired small arms and rocket launchers at Panteleymonivka, Holmivsky and Zaitseve. The same kind of weapons were used to attack three different locations in the region of Mariupol.^[325] Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded four attacks by the Ukrainian military inside the republic's borders. Ukrainian forces used small arms, machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, BMP-2 armoured vehicles and tanks to engage pro-Russian positions at Dolhe, Kalynove, Kalynove-Borshchevate, Kalynivka, Sentianivka, Prishib, Sokolniki, Lozove, Zholobok and Knyaz Igor memorial.^[326]

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. In the outskirts of Donetsk city, at least 10 antitank rockets landed in Opytne, while Avdiivka and Pisky came under 120 mm mortar fire. In the afternoon, the rebels fired BM-21 "Grad" multiple rocket launchers at Opytne and Avdiivka. In the region of Mariupol, Ukrainian positions around Vodiane and Talakivka were attacked by armoured fighting vehicles supported by grenade launchers, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. The Ukrainian military returned fire with 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles and Zu-23-2 antiaircraft artillery. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, Novotoshkivka came under 120 mm mortar fire. The separatists launched antitank rockets at Ukrainian troops at Krymske and Nyzhne Teple. Two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded, one at Talakivka and another at Krymske. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian redoubts at Popasna and Novooleksandrivka, but were repelled by Ukrainian armoured fighting vehicles and 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles.^[327][328]

6 November

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 the previous day (including on 13 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk cit and on 10 occasions in Luhansk region^[328][329]); the fire was returned on 14 occasions.^[330][331] 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 5 November.^[328][329] Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city reported 51 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 22 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles, tanks, heavy artillery and BM-21 "Grad" multiple rocket launchers.^[332] In the surroundings of Donetsk city, 450 artillery rockets were fired at pro-Russian redoubts from "Grad" multiple rocket launchers in 14 different areas. The Ukrainian military also shelled the positions using 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured fighting vehicles, tanks, 122 mm and 152 mm self-propelled guns. In the region of Mariupol, five settlements became the target of small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. Small arms fire and antitank rockets hit pro-Russian outposts at Zaitseve, Myhailivka and Krasny Partizan, in the outskirts of Horlivka. One child was killed and two wounded in Staromyhailivka; two other civilian residents were injured at Yakovliivka.^[333] Officials from the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire 13 times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, Zu-23-2 antiaircraft guns and BMP-2 armoured vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions at Prishib, Smile, Lohvynove, Zholobok, Donetskyi, Lozove, Kalynove and Zhovte.^[334]

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 3 occasions, no casualties were reported. In the outskirts of Donetsk city, small arms fire harassed Ukrainian forces at Avdiivka, while Krasnohorivka became de target of heavy machine guns and antitank rocket launchers. Verkhnyotoretske was hit by 82 mm mortar fire. In the region of Mariupol, 120 mm mortar rounds landed in Vodiane. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Ukrainian positions at Troikhizbenka were hit by mortar fire. Antitank rockets landed in meanwhile in Luhanske and Novoluhanske.^[335][336]

7 November

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 13 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 3 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city, on 3 occasions in the region of Mariupol, and on 7 occasions in Luhansk region^[337][338]); the fire was returned on 8 occasions.^[339][336] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO confirmed at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 6 November.^[337][338] Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city reported 18 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 11 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars.^[340] The Ukrainian army fired 35 mortar rounds at pro-Russian positions around Donetsk city, Mariupol and Horlivka.^[341] Local sources said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire eight times within the boundaries of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars and Zu-23-2 antiaircraft guns to attack pro-Russian positions at Kalynivka, Lohvynove, Zhovte, Slovianoserbsk, Kalynove, Sentianivka and Zholobok.^[342]

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 6 occasions, the fire was returned on 3 occasions. In the outskirts of Donetsk, rebel forces fired heavy machine guns and automatic grenade launchers at Ukrainian forces near Nevelske. At dusk, antitank rockets landed in Butivka mining complex. In the region of Mariupol, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles attacked Hnutove, Nikolaevka, Vodiane and Berezove. Hnutove also came under 82 mm mortar fire. In the northern section of the demarcation line, heavy shelling was reported at Krymske, which was hit by 82 mm and 120 mm mortar volleys and heavy machine gun fire at night. Earlier, Luhanske and Trokhizbenka were also shelled with 82 mm mortars.^[343] Later in the evening two Ukrainian servicemen were killed, one was wounded, and one was injured at Krymske, one Ukrainian soldier was injured at Novotroitske.^[344][345]

8 November

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 the previous day (including on 9 occasions in the region of Mariupol and on 8 occasions in Luhansk region^{[346][347][348]}); the fire was returned on 12 occasions.^[344][345] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were killed, one was wounded, and two were injured in the Donbass region on 7 November.^{[346][347][348]} Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 35 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.^[349] Around Donetsk city, 12 settlements became the target of antitank guided missiles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and 122 mm self-propelled guns. Two locations in Horlivka were hit by small arms fire, antitank rockets and 82 mm mortar rounds. In the region of Mariupol, Ukrainian tanks and mortars opened fire on pro-Russian positions in two different areas.^[350] Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire 13 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, Zu-23-2 antiaircraft guns and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions at Prishib, Zhelobok, Krasny Liman, Pionerske, Sokolniki, Kalynove, Kalynivka and Lohvynove.^[351]

The press-centre of the ATO HQ reported in the evening that as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian forces had opened fire on Ukrainian troops on 10 occasions, the fire was returned on 6 occasions. In the outskirts of Donetsk city and Horlivka, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian redoubts at Zaitseve. Avdiivka and Pisky, meanwhile, came under 82 mm mortar fire. One Ukrainian soldier was killed in action at Butivka mining complex. In the region of Mariupol, Vodiane was shelled by armoured fighting vehicles and Novotroitske by antitank rocket launchers. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, 120 mm mortar rounds hit Krymske. Rocket propelled grenades landed in nearby Trokhizbenka. Armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian positions at Luhanske and Novoluhanske. One Ukrainian soldier was wounded near Krymske at around 10:00 am.^[352][353]

9 November

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 6 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city and in the region of Mariupol, and on 13 occasions in Luhansk region^[354][353]); the fire was returned on 13 occasions.^[355][356] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed at Butivka mining complex, two soldiers were wounded at Luhanske and Krymske, and one Ukrainian serviceman was injured in the Donbass region on 8 November.^[354][353] Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 23 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 13 different locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, antitank guided missiles, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and artillery.^[357] Ukrainian troops fired small arms, rocket propelled grenades, antitank guided missiles and artillery on eight areas in the outskirts of Donetsk city. In the surroundings of Holrivka, small arms fire was reported at Zaitseve, while four settlements in the region of Mariupol were hit by 82 mm and 120 mm mortar rounds.^[358] 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, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, Zu-23-2 antiaircraft guns and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to engage pro-Russian positions at Kalynivka, Kalynove, Kalynove-Borshchevate, Lohvynove, Krasnyi Lyman, Zholobok and Sokolniki.^[359]

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 6 occasions, no casualties were reported. In the area of Donetsk and Horlivka, heavy machine gun fire and antitank rockets hit Ukrainian outposts around Avdiivka. In the region of Mariupol, the rebels fired rocket launchers at Vodiane, while small arms fire was recorded at Slavne. In the northern section of the demarcation line, heavy artillery fire was reported at Staryi Aidar, where Ukrainian forces received 122 mm artillery fire, while 82 mm mortar shells landed in Luhanske and Krymske. Small arms fire harassed Ukrainian troops at Valuiske, Donets, Troikhizbenka and Zolote.^{[360][361][362]}

10 November

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 the previous day (on 5 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city and on 14 occasions in Luhansk region^[362][363]); the fire was returned on 12 occasions.^{[364][361][365]} The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO, polkovnyk Andriy Lysenko, confirmed at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the Donbass region on 9 November.^[362][363] Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 24 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 15 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks.^[366] In the outskirts of Donetsk city, pro-Russian positions in ten areas were attacked with small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and tanks. In the region of Mariupol, four settlements came under 82 mm and 120 mm mortar fire. Around Horlivka, Ukrainian troops fired small arms and rocket launchers at Zaitseve. On the past week, the Ukrainian army broke the truce 263 times and fired 2,144 rounds from mortars, tanks and heavy artillery.^[367] According to local sources, Ukrainian troops broke the ceasefire on eight occasions within the boundaries of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, Zu-23-2 antiaircraft guns, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars to attack pro-Russian positions at Sentianivka, Krasnyi Lyman, Sokolniki, Kalynove, Kalynivka, Lohvynove, Zholobok and Raevka.^[368]

The press-centre of the ATO HQ reported in the evening that as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian forces had opened fire on Ukrainian positions on 16 occasions. Pro-Russian tanks engaged Ukrainian redoubts around Pisky, in the outskirts of Donetsk city. Ukrainian forces in the same area were targeted by 120 mm mortars, antiaircraft guns and armoured fighting vehicles. Nearby Avdiivka was also struck by 120 mm mortar volleys. One Ukrainian soldier was wounded. In the region of Mariupol, rebel troops fired small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers at Hnutove and Vodiane. In the northern section of the demarcation line, the same weapons were used to harass Ukrainian troops at Krymske and Luhanske.^[369] Later in the evening another Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the area of Mariupol.^[370]

11 November

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 33 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 16 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city and in the region of Mariupol, and on 17 occasions in Luhansk region^[371][372]); the fire was returned on 24 occasions.^{[373][374][370][375]} The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded on 10 November, at Butyvka mining complex and at Vodiane.^[371][372] Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 57 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 20 settlements using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, antitank guided missiles, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and heavy artillery.^[376] Pro-Russian forces at 14 locations near Donetsk city became the target of small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, antitank guided missiles and 122 mm self-propelled guns. In the region of Mariupol, Pikuzy came under 152 mm artillery fire, while other three settlements were hit by 82 mm and 120 mm mortar rounds. In the surroundings of Horlivka, Ukrainian troops fired small arms and grenade launchers at Zaitseve and Izotov coal mine.^[377] Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported 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, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions at Zholobok, Kalynove, Kalynivka and Kalynove-Borshchevate.^[378]

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 11 occasions. In the area of Donetsk city and Horlivka, rebel forces shelled Zaitseve and Pisky with 120 mm mortars. Pisky was also hit by 82 mm mortar rounds. Later in the evening, Ukrainian redoubts at Zaitseve were attacked once again, this time by armoured fighting vehicles. One Ukrainian soldier was wounded. In the region of Mariupol, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian positions at Vodiane and Shyrokyne supported by antiaircraft fire. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, small arms fire was recorded at Novooleksandrivka and Luhanske. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian forces at Popasna.^[379][380]

12 November

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 18 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (on 6 occasions in the region of Mariupol and on 12 occasions in Luhansk region^[381][380]);^[382] the fire was returned on 11 occasions.^[381][380] 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 11 November.^[380][381] Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 43 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 heavy artillery.^[383] Pro-Russian positions in 13 locations near Donetsk city became the target of small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. In the region of Mariupol, Pikuzy came under 152 mm artillery fire, while other four settlements were hit by 82 mm and 120 mm mortar rounds. In the surroundings of Horlivka, Ukrainian troops fired small arms and grenade launchers at Zaitseve and Dolomitne.^[384] In the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, local officials reported 11 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire. The Ukrainian military used small arms, heavy machine guns, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and armoured fighting vehicles to engage pro-Russian positions at Sentianivka, Pervomaisk, Sokolniki, Kalynivka, Kalynove, Lohvynove and Dolhe.^[385]

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 23 occasions, no casualties were reported. In the outskirts of Donetsk city, Ukrainian troops at Avdiivka, Marinka and Butyvka mining complex came under fire from pro-Russian infantry. In the region of Mariupol, 82 mm and 120 mm mortar rounds landed in Hnutove, while Vodiane was attacked by armoured fighting vehicles supported by heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. In the northern section of the demarcation line, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Luhanske with the support of small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars. Krymske and Katerinivka were also hit by small arms fire, antitank rockets and 82 mm mortar rounds. Heavy machine gun fire was reported at Valuiske.^{[386][387][388]}

13 November

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 33 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day^{[389][387][390]} (including on 18 occasions in Donetsk region and on 15 occasions in Luhansk region^[391]); the fire was returned on 19 occasions.^[388][391] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 12 November.^[388][391] Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 42 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 16 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles.^[392] Around Donetsk city, pro-Russian troops in ten areas became the target of small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. In the region of Mariupol, three settlements were shelled with 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. In the outskirts of Horlivka, Ozeryanivka, Myhailivske and Zaitseve were hit by small arms fire and antitank rockets.^[393] 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 BMP-1 armoured vehicles to pound pro-Russian positions at Molodezhne, Lozove, Nyzhne Lozove, Kalynove, Kalynivka, Lohvynove, Sokolniki and Knyaz Igor memorial. Heavy fighting involving automatic grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, Zu-23-2 antiaircraft guns and BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Luhanske was reported at Sokolniki.^[394]

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 14 occasions, two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded;^[395] one at Marinka, another at Novotroitske. In the area around Donetsk city, antitank rockets and small arms fire hit Avdiivka. Small arms fire was also reported at Pisky and Marinka came under 82 mm mortar fire. In the region of Mariupol, the rebels used 82 mm and 120 mm mortars to shell Pavlopil and Vodiane. Small arms and rocket launchers were fired at Pavlopil, Shyrokyne, Novotroitske, and Vodiane. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, Luhanske came under small arms and 120 mm mortar fire. The rebels also shelled Lopaskine and Troitske with 82 mm mortars. Later in the evening, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions near Troitske supported by small arms and grenade launchers. Small arms fire was also reported at Krymske, while Zaitseve was struck by small arms fire, heavy machine gun fire and antitank rockets.^[396]

14 November

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 33 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 16 occasions in Donetsk and on 17 occasions in Luhansk region^[396][397]); the fire was returned on 23 occasions.^[398][399] 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 13 November.^[396][397] Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 47 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 19 different locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles.^[400] Eleven settlements around Donetsk city were struck by small arms fire, antitank rockets, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and artillery. In the region of Mariupol, five areas were shelled with 82 mm and 120 mm mortars, while small arms fire and rocket launchers hit pro-Russian positions in three locations near Horlivka.^[401] Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire 11 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 Zu-23-2 antiaircraft guns to attack pro-Russian positions at Kalynivka, Kalynove, Dolhe, Almazna, Sentianivka and Lohvynove.^[402]

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. In the area of Donetsk city, pro-Russian tanks engaged Ukrainian redoubts at Novhorodske later in the evening, while armoured fighting vehicles opened fie on Ukrainian positions at Marinka supported by small arms and rocket launchers. In the region of Mariupol Ukrainian troops at Shyrokyne were harassed with small arms and heavy machine gun fire. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Zaitseve was attacked with armoured fighting vehicles and 82 mm mortars. Some hours later, the separatists used BM-21 "Grad" multiple rocket launchers to strike Ukrainian forces in the same location. The rebels also fired 82 mm mortars at Novotoshkivke and 120 mm mortars at Novoluhanske. Two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded,^[403][404] one at Shyrokyne, another at Starohnativka.^[405]

15 November

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 23 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day^{[406][407][408]} (including on 10 occasions in Donetsk region and on 13 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 17 occasions.^{[405][409][410]} The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded on 14 November.^[405][409] Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city reported 57 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, tanks, T-12 antitank guns, 152 mm self-propelled guns and BM-21 "Grad" multiple rocket launchers.^[411] Pro-Russian redoubts in 16 areas around Donetsk city were attacked with small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, tanks and artillery. Four settlements in the region of Mariupol came under 82 mm mortar fire. In the area of Horlivka, five different areas became the target of small arms, rocket launchers, mortars, artillery and multiple rocket launchers.^[412] According to local sources, the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire ten 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 rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to engage pro-Russian positions at Kalynivka, Kalynove, Zholobok, Krasny Yar, Sentianivka, Lohvynove, Prishib, Sanzharivka and Sokolniki.^[413]

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 8 occasions, no casualties were reported. In the outskirts of Donetsk city, small arms was reported at Avdiivka, while 82 mm mortar rounds landed in Pisky. In the region of Mariupol, the rebels fired small arms and rocket launchers at Ukrainian positions near Vodiane and Novomyhailivka. Two 120 mm mortar rounds hit Talakivka. Ukrainian troops returned fire using infantry weapons and antitank rockets. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Travneve came under 120 mm mortar fire, while Ukrainian forces at Donets, Krymske, Oleksandrivka, Troitske and Svitlodarsk received small arms fire. An antitank rocket attack on Novoluhanske was repelled by the Ukrainian military with the use of 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles.^[414]

16 November

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 the previous day (including on 8 occasions in Donetsk and on 8 occasions in Luhansk region^[415][416]); the fire was returned on 11 occasions.^{[417][418][419]} The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO, polkovnyk Andriy Lysenko, reported at noon no combat related casualties in the Donbass region on 15 November.^[415][416] One Ukrainian policeman was killed and two were wounded by the explosion of an anti-tank mine near Hnutove, Lysenko added.^[415][416] Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 29 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, 152 mm self-propelled guns and B-21 "Grad" multiple rocket launchers. One pro-Russian serviceman was wounded. Nine settlements around Donetsk city became the target of small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and 152 mm self-propelled guns. In the region of Mariupol, the Ukrainian military fired BM-21 "Grad" multiple rocket launchers on Pikuzy, while another settlement was hit by small arms fire, antitank rockets and 82 mm mortars. Pro-Russian positions in five areas around Horlivka were struck by small arms fire, antitank rockets, mortar and artillery fire.^{[420][421][422]} According to local officials, Ukrainian troops broke the ceasefire on five occasions within the boundaries of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars to attack pro-Russian positions at Kalynivka, Dolhe, Krasny Yar and Lozove.^[423]

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, no casualties were reported. In the surroundings of Donetsk city, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian redoubts at Marinka, which also received small arms fire. The nearby strongholds of Avdiivka and Taramchuk were hit by small arms fire and anti-tank rockets. In the region of Mariupol, Pavlopil was shelled by rocket launchers, 120 mm mortars and armoured fighting vehicles. Ukrainian positions in the area were also harassed with heavy machine gun fire. Small arms fire was reported at Vodiane. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, Travneve was struck by 120 mm mortar fire, and Krymske by small arms fire and anti-tank missiles.^[424] Donetsk People's Republic authorities reported several Ukrainian attacks within the outskirts of Donetsk city. BM-21 "Grad" rocket volleys fired from the industrial area of Avdiivka landed in Yasinuvata, while Ukrainian armoured fighting vehicles from Marinka, supported by heavy machine guns, engaged the bus station at Trudovske. Later in the evening, Ukrainian forces shelled Oleksandrivka with 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. Staronyhailivka became the target of small arms, rocket launchers and armoured fighting vehicles.^{[425][426][427]} The Ukrainian operational headquarters dubbed the use of "Grad" rockets in Avdiivka "fake news".^[428]

17 November

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 11 occasions in Donetsk region and on 11 occasions in Luhansk region^[429][430]); the fire was returned on 15 occasions.^{[431][432][433][434]} The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded on 16 November.^[429][430] The casualty was caused by the blast of an unidentified explosive device at Novotroitske.^[429][430] Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 37 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 19 different locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and 152 mm self-propelled guns.^[435] Pro-Russian forces in 12 settlements around Donetsk city were attacked with small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured fighting vehicles and 152 mm artillery. In the region of Mariupol, five different areas became the target of 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and 152 mm artillery. In the outskirts of Horlivka, armoured fighting vehicles engaged pro-Russian positions at Holmivsky and Zaitseve supported by small arms, rocket launchersand 120 mm mortar rounds. The same sources recorded 313 Ukrainian violations of the truce over the past week, with 2,019 rounds fired from banned heavy weapons like mortars, tanks and heavy artillery.^[436] Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire eight times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions at Kalynivka, Kalynove, Krasny Yar, Sokolniki, Lohvynove and Zhovte.^[437]

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, on 2 occasions the fire was returned. In the surroundings of Donetsk city, rebel forces fired small arms and rocket launchers at Avdiivka and Marinka. In the region of Mariupol, Pavlopil became the target of small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. The separatists suspended the attack when the Ukrainian defenders fired back. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, Troikhizbenka, Troitske, Luhanske, Novozvanivka, Zalisne and Krymske were shelled by 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. Ukrainian armoured fighting vehicles returned fire, supported by automatic grenade launchers. Svitlodarsk, Zolote, Novoluhanske and Troitske were also hit by small arms fire and antitank rockets.^[438] One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and another wounded at Troitske, one soldier was injured by shelling at Marinka.^[439]

18 November

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 25 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 7 occasions in Donetsk and on 18 occasions in Luhansk region^[439][440]); the fire was returned on 15 occasions.^[441][442] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed, one wounded, and one injured in the Donbass region on 17 November.^{[439][440][443]} Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 32 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 19 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars.^[444] In the outskirts of Donetsk city, pro-Russian positions in 11 areas were attacked with small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. Four settlements in the region of Mariupol and another four around Horlivka were also hit by 82 mm and 120 mm mortar fire.^[445] According to local sources, Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire on 12 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 rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to pound pro-Russian redoubts at Kalynivka, Kalynove, Sokolniki, Prishib, Zholobok, Dolhe and Lohvynove.^[446]

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, the fire was returned on 5 occasions. Pro-Russian tanks engaged Ukrainian positions at Vodiane, in the region of Mariupol, supported by 120 mm mortar fire. In the outskirts of Donetsk city, 120 mm mortar rounds landed in Opytne. In the northern section of the demarcation line, armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian forces at Zaitseve and Luhanske, while antitank rockets hit Zhovte. Troitske, meanwhile, became the target of 120 mm mortars.^[447]

19 November

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 30 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 12 occasions in Donetsk region and on 18 occasions in Luhansk region^[448][449]); the fire was returned on 20 occasions.^{[450][451][448][449]} The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that four Ukrainian servicemen were wounded on 18 November.^[448][449] Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 30 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 13 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured fighting vehicles, tanks and heavy artillery.^[452] Around Donetsk city, pro-Russian forces in eight areas became the target of small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and tanks. In the region of Mariupol, Ukrainian tanks opened fire on pro-Russian positions at four different locations supported by 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and 122 mm self-propelled guns. In the outskirts of Horlivka, armoured fighting vehicles shelled Zaitseve, where Ukrainian troops were also hit by small arms fire and antitank rockets. One Ukrainian drone was shot down over Pikuzy. One pro-Russian soldier was killed in action.^[453] According to local officials, 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, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and armoured fighting vehicles to engage pro-Russian positions at Nyzhne Lozove, Dolhe, Kalynivka, Kalynove, Holubovske, Lohvynove and Veselehorivka.^[454]

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 10 occasions, the fire was returned on 5 occasions. In the area of Donetsk city, Kamyanka was struck by 120 mm mortar rounds. In the region of Donetsk, antitank rockets hit Shyrokyne and Hnutove, while small arms fire was reported at Pavlopil and Vodiane. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, pro-Russian tanks opened fire on Ukrainian forces at Troitske, which also became the target of rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and armoured fighting vehicles. Ukrainian troops at Zaitseve, Donets, Zhovte and Krymske were harassed with small arms fire.^[455]

20 November

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 the previous day (including on 9 occasions in Donetsk and on 17 occasions in Luhansk region^[456][457]); the fire was returned on 16 occasions.^[458][459] 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 19 November; the casualty occurred in Avdiivka.^[456][457] During their daily news release, pro-Russian authorities in Donetsk city reported 38 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 17 locations using small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and heavy artillery.^[460] Ukrainian forces shelled ten areas around Donetsk city with 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and 152 mm self-propelled artillery. In the region of Mariupol, four settlements were hit by small arms fire, antitank rockets, 82 mm and 120 mm mortar rounds. In the outskirts of Horlivka, three different locations became the target of small arms, rocket launchers and 82 mm mortars.^[461] According to local officials, the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire 13 times within the borders 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 attack pro-Russian positions at Kalynove, Sentianivka, Kalynivka, Pervomaisk, Lohvynove, Horoshche and Knyaz Igor memorial.^[462]

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 11 occasions. In the outskirts of Donetsk city, Avdiivka became the target of infantry weapons, grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars, and small arms fire and antitank rockets hit Marinka. In the region of Mariupol, 120 mm mortar rounds landed in Pavlopil, Talakivka and Chermalyk, while small arms fire, antitank rockets and 82 mm mortar rounds struck Vodiane and Novotroitske. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engagd Ukrainian positions at Luhanske. The rebels also fire rocket launchers at Novhorodske and heavy machine guns at Novozvanivka and Novooleksandrivka.^{[463][464][465]}

21 November

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 17 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 13 occasions in Donetsk region and on 4 occasions in Luhansk region^[466][464]); the fire was returned on 10 occasions.^{[467][465][468]} The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed in action at Pavlopil on 20 November.^[466][464] Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 49 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 21 locations using small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars.^[469] Around Donetsk city, Ukrainian troops fired small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars on ten different areas. In the region of Mariupol, nine settlements came under fire from the same type of weapons. In the area of Horlivka, meanwhile, Mikhailivka and Zheleznaya Balka became the target of small arms, grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. One pro-Russian soldier was killed and another wounded in action.^[470] Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire 11 times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, rocket launchers, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to pound pro-Russian redoubts at Kalynivka, Kalynove and Pervomaisk.^[471]

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 6 occasions. In the region of Mariupol, 120 mm mortar rounds landed in Pavlopil. Ukrainian troops fired back with antitank rocket launchers. In the northern section of the demarcation lien, heavy shelling was reported in the area of Svitlodarsk dam, where Luhanske was hit by 82 mm mortar rounds and 152 mm artillery fire. Small arms fire was also recorded later in the evening. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Novoluhanske.^[472][473]

22 November

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 the previous day (including on 2 occasions in Donetsk and on 7 occasions in Luhansk region^[474][473]); the fire was returned on 3 occasions.^[475][476] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 21 November.^[474][473] Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city reported 23 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in ten locations using small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars.^[477] Eight different areas around Donetsk city became the target of small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. In the region of Mariupol, Ukrainian forces fired small arms, grenade launchers and 120 mm mortars on pro-Russian positions at Leninske. In the area of Horlivka, Dolomitne was attacked by the same kind of weapons. One civilian resident was wounded.^[478] According to local officials, the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire 12 times within the borders 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 engage pro-Russian positions at Kalynivka and Krasnyi Lyman.^[479]

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 2 occasions, at Katerynivka with rocket launchers and at Krymske with heavy machine guns, both in the northern section of the demarcation line.^[480][481] Later in the evening, 120 mm mortar rounds landed in Troitske, while pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian positions at Katerynivka, Krymske, Novooleksandrivka, Popasna, Lobacheve and Luhanske, supported by infantry weapons. In the region of Mariupol, rebel forces fired small arms, rocket launchers and 120 mm mortars. In the outskirts of Donetsk city, Avdiivka and Kamyanka were hit by small arms fire and antitank rockets.^[482]

Russian media reported that Luhansk People's Republic (LNR) prime minister Igor Plotnitsky was overthrown by former police chief Igor Kornet and purportedly fled to Russia. Masked armed men, supported by military vehicles, occupied downtown Luhansk and stormed the office of LNR chief prosecutor, Vitaly Podobry, and de facto military prosecutor, Sergei Razno.^[483] Pro-Russian press announced on 24 November that Plotnitsky had resigned "on health grounds" and was replaced by Leonid Pasechnik.^[484]

23 November

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 Donetsk region and on 9 occasions in Luhansk region^[485][482]); the fire was returned on 9 occasions.^{[486][487][488]} The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded and one was injured on 22 November; three Ukrainian soldiers were wounded by the explosion of unidentified device near the village of Taramchuk.^[485][482] Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 25 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 15 locations using small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars.^[489] Around Donetsk city, the Ukrainian military attacked pro-Russian forces in 11 different areas with small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. In the region of Mariupol, three settlements became the target of small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. Ozeryanivka, in the area of Horlivka was hit by small arms fire and antitank rockets.^[490] The same sources denounced that the Ukrainian military seized the village of Hladsove, in the buffer zone north of Horlivka, in a blatant violation of the Minsk agreements. The statement also added that the Ukrainian government has occupied eight settlements in no-man land between 2015 and 2016.^[491] Authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire seven times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions at Kalynove-Borshchevate, Smile, Almazna, Molodezhne and Sentianivka.^[492]

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.^[493] An eight-hour clash between the warring parties took place at Krymske, in the northern sector of the demarcation line, where four Ukrainian servicemen were killed and two were wounded (on 25 November it was reported that two Ukrainian soldiers, who were presumably killed at Krymske, had returned to their units later^[494]); the separatists later pounded Ukrainian redoubts at Novooleksandrivka and Luhanske with small arms fire and antitank rockets.^[495] One Ukrainian soldier was killed and two were wounded elsewhere. Ukrainian authorities also reported fighting around Vodiane and Pavlopil, where Ukrainian forces returned fire with 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles after being targeted by small arms, grenade launchers and 120 mm mortars.^{[496][497][498][499]} The commander of the Luhansk People's Republic "Prizrak" battalion, Alexey Markov, told pro-Russian media that a Ukrainian "commando unit" was destroyed while attempting an assault on two machine gun nests in Sentianivka, in the region of Svitlodarsk dam. He claimed that four Ukrainian soldiers were killed, while two of his men were wounded during the fighting.^[500] The bodies of the Ukrainian soldiers, lying on the snow with their winter camouflage fatigues, were recovered by forces of the Luhansk People's Militia and handed over to the Red Cross. The pro-Russian also rounded up assault rifles, magazines, ammunitions and hand grenades.^[501]

24 November

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 7 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day;^[496][497] the fire was returned on 5 occasions.^[495] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that five Ukrainian servicemen were killed and four were wounded in the Donbass region on 23 November.^{[502][495][498][499]} Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 25 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 16 locations using small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and 152 mm self-propelled artillery.^[503] In the outskirts of Donetsk city, the Ukrainian military attacked pro-Russian positions in nine different areas with small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and 152 mm self-propelled guns. In the region of Mariupol, four settlements became the target of small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. Three locations around Horlivka were hit by small arms fire and antitank rockets.^[504] Ukrainian forces broke the truce 222 times over the past week, and employed heavy banned weapons like mortars, tanks and artillery on 1,116 occasions.^[505] Two pro-Russian soldiers were killed, another soldier and a civilian resident wounded on the same period.^[506] According to local sources, Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire on 12 occasions within the boundaries of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian military used small arms, rocket launchers, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, BMP-1 and BMP-2 armoured vehicles to pound pro-Russian redoubts at Kalynivka, Sentianivka and Zhovte. Most of the attacks were carried out from the Ukrainian stronghold of Krymske.^[507][508]

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 7 occasions, the fire was returned on 2 occasions. Around Donetsk city, armoured fighting vehicles shelled Marinka, where sniper fire was also reported. Small arms and heavy machine gun fire was reported at Verkhnyotoretske. Nearby Kamyanka was struck by small arms fire, machine gun fire and antitank rockets. In the region of Mariupol, rocket propelled grenades landed in Hnutove. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Novoluhanske, supported by small arms and rocket launchers. At Luhanske, Ukrainian troops were harassed with small arms and heavy machine gun fire.^[509]

25 November

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 17 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 8 occasions in Donetsk region and on 9 occasions in Luhansk region^[510]).^[494][511] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon no casualties on 24 November.^[510][512] Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 30 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 13 locations using small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and armoured fighting vehicles.^[513] In the outskirts of Donetsk city, nine areas became the target of small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and 122 mm self-propelled guns. In the region of Mariupol, Ukrainian troops fired small arms and rocket launchers at Sosnovske and Leninske. In the surroundings of Horlivka, four areas were struck by small arms fire and antitank rockets.^[514] According to local sources, Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire on eight 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 rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to engage pro-Russian redoubts at Krasny Lyman, Dolhe, Lohvynove, Kalynivka and Lozove.^[515]

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 6 occasions, the fire was returned on 3 occasions. In the area of Donetsk city, Ukrainian troops at Verkhnyotoretske and Marinka came under small arms and heavy machine gun fire. Sniper activity was also reported at Marinka. Nearby Kamyanka was the target of small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. In the region of Mariupol, antitank rockets hit Hnutove. Pavlopil, Chermalyk and Vodiane came under 82 mm and 120 mm mortar fire. In the northern section of the demarcation ine, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian redoubts near Novoluhanske for the second consecutive day. Rocket propelled grenades landed around Ukrainian positions at Novhorodske, while small arms and heavy machine gun fire was reported at Luhanske. Ukrainian forces repelled the attacks with small arms, grenade launchers and armoured fighting vehicles.^[516][517] Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and two were wounded at Verkhnyotoretske, one Ukrainian soldier was injured at Verkhnyotoretske and another at Vodiane.^[518]

26 November

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 the previous day (including on 8 occasions in Donetsk and on 7 occasions in Luhansk region^[518][519]); the fire was returned on 7 occasions.^[520][521] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO confirmed at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were killed, two were wounded and two injured in the Donbass region on 25 November.^[518][519] Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 51 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 22 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, antitank guided missiles, tanks and heavy artillery.^[513] Ukrainian tanks engaged pro-Russian positions in 12 different areas supported by small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, antitank guided missiles and 122 mm self-propelled guns. Six settlements were shelled with 82 mm and 120 mm mortars in the region of Mariupol, while around Horlivka, four locations were hit by small arms fire, antitank rockets, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars.^[522] Authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire four times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, rocket launchers, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to pound pro-Russian redoubts at Kalynivka, Kalynove, Lohvynove and Dolhe.^[523]

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.^[524] Later in the evening, 120 mm mortar volleys landed in Verkhnyotoretske, and small arms fire was reported at Avdiivka and Marinka. In the region of Mariupol,Ukrainian forces at Vodiane received 82 mm mortar fire, while infantry weapons and antiaircraft artillery were fired at Hnutove. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Troikhizbenka was struck by 82 mm mortar rounds. Ukrainian troops at Zolote, Svitlodarsk, Zhovte, Maiske and Krymske became the target of small arms and rocket launchers.^[525]

27 November

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 5 occasions in Donetsk region and on 7 occasions in Luhansk region^[526][527]).^{[528][525][529]} The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon no casualties on 26 November.^[526][527] Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 32 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 18 locations using small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured fighting vehicles and heavy artillery.^[530] Nine areas around Donetsk city were hit by small arms fire, antitank rockets, 82 mm and 120 mm mortar volleys. In the region of Mariupol, four locations came under 82 mm and 120 mm mortar fire. Dokuchaievsk was shelled by armoured fighting vehicles. In the area of Horlivka, Ukrainian armoured fighting vehicles engaged pro-Russian positions at Zaitseve.^[531] Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire seven times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, rocket launchers, automatic grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions at Krasny Lyman, Kalynivka, Kalynove, Lohvynove and Slavyanoserbsk.^[532]

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 11 occasions, no casualties were reported.^[533] In the surroundings of Donetsk city, rebel forces used small arms and heavy machine guns to harass Ukrainian troops at Avdiivka, Kamyanka, Marinka and Krasnohorivka. In the region of Mariupol, Vodiane and Hnutove were hit by small arms fire and antitank rockets. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Pavlopil, supported by 120 mm mortar fire. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Lozove, Troikhizbenka and Krymske came under 82 mm and 120 mm mortar fire, while small arms and rocket launchers were fired at Lobacheve, Lopaskine, Luhanske and Zaitseve. Small arms and heavy machine gun fire was reported at Maiske, Malinove, Zhovte, Novooleksandrivka and Stanytsia Luhanska. One Ukrainian soldier was wounded by shelling at Marinka.^[534][535]

28 November

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 the previous day (including on 9 occasions in Donetsk and on 13 occasions in Luhansk region^[534][536]); the fire was returned on 13 occasions.^{[537][535][538]} The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that one Ukrainian servicemen was wounded in the Donbass region on 27 November.^[534][536] Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 26 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 15 locations using small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars.^[539][540] Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire five times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, rocket launchers, automatic grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars to attack pro-Russian positions at Kalynivka, Kalynove and Krasny Yar.^[541]

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. In the area of Donetsk city, Ukrainian troops at Avdiivka and Krasnohorivka were harassed with small arms and machine gun fire. Verkhnyotoretske and Vodiane were hit by antitank rockets. In the northern section of the demarcation line, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Lozove and Zaitseve, while 120 mm mortars rounds landed in Luhanske. Zaitseve also became the target of small arms and rocket launchers.^[542] One Ukrainian soldier was lethally wounded at Avdiivka, two Ukrainian servicemen were injured at Orikhove.

29 November

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 27 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 9 occasions in Donetsk region and on 18 occasions in Luhansk region^[543][544]); the fire was returned on 11 occasions.^{[545][546][547]} The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and two were injured on 28 November.^[543][544] Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 14 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in nine locations using small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars.^[548][549] According to local officials, the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire ten times within the borders 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 and 120 mm mortars to engage pro-Russian positions at Lohvynove, Lozove, Dolhe, Sanzharivka, Sokolniki, Krasny Lyman, Vesela Hora, Kalynove and Pervomaisk.^[550]

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. Rebel forces focused their activities on the northern section of the demarcation line, where armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on the Ukrainian stronghold of Luhanske supported by small arms, heavy machine guns, rocket launchers, Zu-23-2 antiaircraft guns, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars. Ukrainian defences at Novooleksandrivka, Novoluhanske, Troitske, Stanytsia Luhanska, and Novozvanivka were hit by small arms fire and antitank rockets, while 82 mm mortar rounds landed in Novotoshkivke. In the outskirts of Donetsk city, Avdiivka, Verkhnyotoretske and Krasnohorivka became the target of rocket launchers. In the region of Mariupol, Vodiane and Pavlopil came under 82 mm and 120 mm mortar fire.^[551][552]

30 November

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 18 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 5 occasions in Donetsk and on 13 occasions in Luhansk region^[553][552]); the fire was returned on 6 occasions.^{[554][555][553][556]} The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 29 November.^[553][552] Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 20 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 12 locations using small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and heavy artillery.^[557][558] In the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, local officials reported five Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire. The Ukrainian military used small arms, heavy machine guns, 73 mm recoilless antitank rifles, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars to attack pro-Russian positions at Lohvynove, Kalynivka and Lozove.^[559]

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 7 occasions. Most incidents happened in the northern sector of the demarcation line, where pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian positions near Zhovte and Lozove, while Troitske and Luhanske became the target of rocket launchers, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. In the area of Donetsk city, small arms fire was reported at Krasnohorivka.^[560] One Ukrainian serviceman was wounded at Pisky.^[561]

1 December

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 25 occasions on Ukrainian positions on the last day of November (including on 9 occasions in Donetsk region and on 16 occasions in Luhansk region^[561][562]); the fire was returned on 13 occasions.^{[561][562][563][564][565]} The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded on 30 November.^[561][562] Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 29 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 17 locations using small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars.^[566][567] Authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire eight times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, rocket launchers, automatic grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, BMP-1 armoured vehicles and 122 mm self-propelled guns to pound pro-Russian positions at Lohvynove, Kalynove, Lozove, Kalynivka, Zolote and Sentianivka.^[568]

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 10 occasions. The northern section of the demarcation line continued to be the epicenter of rebel activity. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles attacked Ukrainian positions at Lozove, Zaitseve, Krymske, and Zhovte supported by small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades. Novotoshkivke, Novooleksandrivka and Novoluhanske came under 82 mm and 120 mm mortar fire. In the area of Donetsk city, light weapons were used to harass Ukrainian troops at Kamyanka, while 82 mm mortar rounds landed in Marinka. Small arms fire and antitank rockets landed in Nevelske. In the region of Mariupol, small arms and rocket launchers were fired at Vodiane and Berezove.^[569] One Ukrainian serviceman was wounded near Troitske, and died of wounds in a hospital in Popasna, another soldier was injured by the explosion of an IED at Verkhnyotoretske.^[570][571]

2 December

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 the previous day (including on 9 occasions in Donetsk and on 17 occasions in Luhansk region^[570][571]); the fire was returned on 14 occasions.^{[570][571][572][573]} 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 the first day of December, one of the wounded soldiers died of wounds in a hospital.^[570][571] Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 27 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 16 locations using small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars.^[574][575] Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire seven times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, rocket launchers, automatic grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions at Lozove, Veselohorivka, Sokolniki, Kalynove-Borshchevate, Pervomaisk, Kalynove, Lohvynove and Nyzhne Lozove.^[576]

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, a 31-year-old female civilian was wounded by shelling in Verkhnyotoretske.^[577] In the region of Mariupol, heavy shelling was reported at Vodiane and Shyrokyne, which became the target of 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and 122 mm self-propelled artillery. Ukrainian troops at Vodiane and Hnutove were also fired at by armoured fighting vehicles. Talakivka, meanwhile, was struck by 120 mm mortar fire. The rebels raked Shyrokyne with antiaircraft fire, while Pavlopil and Hnutove came under small arms and heavy machine gun fire. In the outskirts of Donetsk city, the separatists fired heavy machine guns, rocket launchers and antitank guided missiles at Avdiivka and Opytne. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Novoluhanske was shelled with 152 mm self-propelled guns, while Novooleksandrivka, Novotoshkivke, Zolote, Popasna, Luhanske and Troitske were fired from small arms, grenade launchers and mortars. One Ukrainian serviceman was wounded at Zolote, one soldier was injured at Opytne, another at Luhanske.^[578][579]

3 December

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 30 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 12 occasions in Donetsk region and on 18 occasions in Luhansk region^[578][579]); the fire was returned on 12 occasions.^{[580][578][579]} The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded and two others were injured in the Donbass region on 2 December.^[579][578] Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 46 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 20 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles, tanks and heavy artillery.^{[581][582][583]} According to local sources, Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire on six occasions within the boundaries of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian military used small arms, rocket launchers, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured fighting vehicles to pound pro-Russian redoubts at Kalynivka, Sentianivka and Zhovte.^[508]

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 19 times.^[584][585] Pro-Russian tanks engaged Ukrainian redoubts around Avdiivka, in the surroundings of Donetsk. Avdiivka, along with nearby Verkhnyotoretske and Marinka, also became the target of small arms, heavy machine guns, rocket launchers and 82 mm mortars. In the region of Mariupol, Shyrokyne came under 120 mm mortar fire, while Lebedinske and Pavlopil were shelled with 82 mm mortars. Rebel forces fired small arms, heavy machine guns and grenade launchers at Vodiane, Pavlopil and Talakivka. One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and another wounded by shelling at Shyrokyne, two soldiers were wounded at Troitske, one was wounded near Vodiane. Sniper fire was reported at Novotroitske. The Ukrainian military returned fire on several occasions. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Troitske and Luhanske were shelled with 120 mm mortars, while 82 mm mortars hit Zolote. Ukrainian forces at Zhovte, Zaitseve, Zolote, Krymske, Luhanske, Malynove, Novhorodske, Novoluhanske, Novooleksandrivka and Troitske were attacked with small arms, heavy machine guns, rocket launchers and armoured fighting vehicles. Ukrainian forces fired back using small arms, heavy machine guns and armoured fighting vehicles.^[586]

4 December

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 38 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 15 occasions in Donetsk and on 23 occasions in Luhansk region^[586]); the fire was returned on 22 occasions.^{[587][588][589]} The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and four were wounded in the Donbass region on 3 December. ^[586][590] 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 48 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 21 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and heavy artillery.^{[591][592][593]} One pro-Russian soldier was killed and another wounded in action.^[594] Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire eight times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, 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 Kalynove, Sentianivka, Kalynivka, Kalynove-Borshchevate, Lohvynove, Kruta Hora and Sokolniki.^[595]

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. In the outskirts of Donetsk city, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Pisky, supported by grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, Luhanske was the target of rocket launchers and mortars. Armoured fighting vehicles attacked Novoluhanske supported by antiaircraft artillery. Antitank rockets struck Zhovte and Zaitseve, while Ukrainian troops at Troitske were harassed with heavy machine gun fire.^[596] One Ukrainian serviceman was wounded at Zolote, another at Luhanske, and the third Ukrainian soldier was wounded at Pisky, where one Ukrainian volunteer was killed by shelling too.^[597] A 5-hour clash between pro-Russian scouts and Ukrainian army — that started in the early hours of 4 December — took place at Luhanske.^{[598][599][600]} Russian media denounced that a USAF RQ-4 Global Hawk strategic drone performed a survaillance sortie over the demarcation line, at an altitude of 16,700 meters.^[601] There were at least three previous flights since 14 May.^[602]

5 December

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 4 occasions in Donetsk region and on 17 occasions in Luhansk region^[598][599]).^[603][604] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO confirmed at noon that three Ukrainian Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the Donbass region on 4 December.^[598][599] Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded 41 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 heavy artillery. One civilian resident was wounded at Petrovsky district.^{[605][606][607]} Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire four times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, rocket launchers, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to pound pro-Russian redoubts at Kalynivka, Kalynove, Lozove, Lohvynove, Knyaz Igor memorial and Pervomaisk.^[608]

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 13 occasions. Around Donetsk city, 82 mm mortar volleys struck Avdiivka and Opytne. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, the focus of rebel activity on the past days, separatist forces shelled Novozvanivka, Katerinivka and Travneve. Antitank rockets landed in Krymske and Svitlodarsk, while pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Zaitseve. Small arms fire was reported at Lobacheve and Novoluhanske. In the region of Mariupol, Talakivka was hit by heavy machine gun fire and antitank rockets.^[609]

6 December

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 the previous day^[610][611] (including on 8 occasions in Donetsk and on 16 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 10 occasions.^[612][613] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 3 December.^[612][613] Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 44 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 19 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, tanks and heavy artillery. Pro-Russian forces shot down a Ukrainian drone used to direct artillery fire over Horlivka. One pro-Russian soldier was killed in action.^{[614][615][616]} According to local sources, the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire ten 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 BMP-1 armoured vehicles to pound pro-Russian positions at Dolhe, Kalynivka, Sentianivka, Lozove, Nyzhne Lozove and Donetskyi.^[617]

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 11 occasions, including once in Luhansk region. In the outskirts of Donetsk city, Ukrainian forces at Avdiivka became the target of infantry weapons. In the region of Mariupol, pro-Russian tanks engaged Ukrainian redoubts at Shyrokyne, supported by small arms, rocket launchers and 120 mm mortars. Armoured fighting vehicles attacked Bohdanivka, while rocket propelled grenades landed in Hnutove. Vodiane and Starohnativka came under 82 mm and 120 mm mortar fire. Novoluhanske, in the northern section of the demarcation line, was also shelled with 120 mm mortars.^[618]

7 December

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 27 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day^[619] (including on 16 occasions in Donetsk region and on 11 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 16 occasions.^[620][621] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 6 December.^[620][621] Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 46 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.^{[622][623][624]} Authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire eight times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, rocket launchers, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to engage pro-Russian positions at Krasny Yar, Krasny Lyman, Kalynove, Kalynivka and Lohvinove.^[625]

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.^[626] In the outskirts of Donetsk city, Avdiivka came under small arms and 82 mm mortar fire. Marinka and Butivka mining complex were hit by heavy machine gun fire and rocket propelled grenades. In the region of Mariupol, Ukrainian positions at Novotroitske and Shyrokyne became the target of the same kindof weapons. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, Troitske was hit by 120 mm mortar rounds, while Valuiske, Zaiseve, Krymske, Lobacheve, Luhanske, Novoaleksandrivka and Stanytsia Luhanska were attacked with small arms and rocket launchers. The Ukrainian military returned fire using small arms, grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and armoured fighting vehicles. One Ukrainian serviceman was killed and another wounded by shelling at Avdiivka, one Ukrainian soldier was wounded at Shyrokene and another was injured by explosion of a booby trap at Verkhnyotoretske.^[627][628]

8 December

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 the previous day^{[629][630][631]} (including on 8 occasions in Donetsk and on 9 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 11 occasions.^[627][628] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and three were wounded in the Donbass region on 7 December.^[627][628] Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 35 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 17 locations using small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and tanks.^[632] There were 277 violations of the ceasefire by the Ukrainian military over the past week, with the use of mortars, tanks and heavy artilley on 1,679 occasions.^[633] Four pro-Russian soldiers were killed in action on the same period.^[634][635] Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire seven times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, rocket launchers, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, guided antitank missiles and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions at Kalynove, Kalynivka, Zhovte, Lohvynove and Knyaz Igor memorial.^[636]

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 15 occasions.^[637] In the area of Donetsk city, Avdiivka came under 120 mm mortar fire. Opytne and Butivka mining complex were also hit by 82 mm and 120 mm mortar volleys. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles shelled Kamianka and Pisky with the support of infantry weapons and rocket launchers. Ukrainian troops at Kamianka were harassed by hostile snipers. In the region of Mariupol, 82 mm and 120 mm mortar rounds landed in Vodiane. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Ukrainian positions at Maiske were attacked with small arms, grenade launchers, 120 mm mortars and armoured fighting vehicles. Krymske, Luhanske, Katerinivka and Novoaleksandrivka became the target of 82 mm mortar fire. Four Ukrainian servicemen were killed (at Vodiane, Kamianka, and Travneve), one soldier was wounded and one injured.^[638][639]

9 December

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 28 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day^{[640][641][642]} (including on 9 occasions in Donetsk region and on 19 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 16 occasions.^[638][639] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO confirmed at noon that four Ukrainian servicemen were killed and two others were wounded and injured in the Donbass region on 8 December.^[638][639] Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 29 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. Pro-Russian authorities acknowledged that their forces returned fire near Dolomitne. One separatist soldier was killed in action.^{[643][644][645][646]} Authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire 12 times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military used small arms, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to pound pro-Russian positions at Sentianivka, Lohvynove, Molodezhne, Dolhe, Kalynivka, Prishib, Lozove, Novooleksandrivka and Pervomaisk.^[647]

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 14 occasions. In the outskirts of Donetsk city, 82 mm mortar rounds landed in Marinka, Pisky and Butivka mining complex. Small arms fire harassed Ukrainian troops south of Avdiivka. In the region of Mariupol, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian forces at Vodiana and Talakivka, supported by grenade launchers. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Ukrainian positions at Troitske and Krymske became the target of small arms, antiaircraft guns, armoured fighting vehicles and 120 mm mortars. Antitank rockets and 82 mm mortar rounds struck Luhanske and Popasna. Armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Zaitseve, while heavy machine gun fire harassed Ukrainian troops at Novooleksandrivka and Svitlodarsk.^[648][649]

10 December

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 39 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day^[650][649] (including on 11 occasions in Donetsk and on 28 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 10 occasions.^[651][652] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 9 December.^[651][652] Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 43 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 20 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, antiaircraft guns, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and heavy artillery.^{[653][654][655][656]} According to local sources, the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire 11 times within the borders of the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to engage pro-Russian positions at Nyzhne Lozove, Krasny Lyman, Kalynove and Kalynivka.^[657]

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 8 occasions, exclusively in Donetsk region.^[658] In the surroundings of Donetsk city, 82 mm mortars rounds struck Butivka mining complex and Pisky. Ukrainian troops at Avdiivka were harassed with small arms fire. In the region of Mariupol, Vodiane and Talakivka came under attack from rocket launchers and armoured fighting vehicles. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Krymske and Luhanske were shelled with 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Troitske supported by antiaircraft guns and 120 mm mortars. Popasna, meanwhile, was hit by 82 mm mortar fire. Two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded at Avdiivka, three soldiers suffered concussions at Pisky and Lozove.^[659][660]

11 December

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 35 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day^[661][662] (including on 15 occasions in Donetsk region and on 20 occasions in Luhansk region^[659]); the fire was returned on 22 occasions.^[659][663] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that two Ukrainian Ukrainian servicemen were wounded and three others were injured in the Donbass region on 10 December.^[659][660] Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 26 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 14 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Novotroitske shelled and damaged a natural gas pipeline near Dokuchaievsk.^{[664][665][666]} Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire seven times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions at Sentianivka, Slavyanoserbsk, Lohvynove, Mariivka, Znamyanka, Lozove, Prishib and Kalynove.^[667]

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. Around Donetsk city, Kamyanka and Opytne were hit by antitank rockets and 82 mm mortar rounds. A railway and the Avdiivka coke plant were damaged. In the region of Mariupol, armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian forces at Hnutove. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, Luhanske came under 82 mm mortar fire, while antitank rockets landed in Zaitseve and Popasna. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles attacked Ukrainian positions at Svitlodarsk, while heavy machine gun fire was reported at Novozvaznivka.^[668][669]

12 December

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 the previous day^{[670][671][672]} (including on 6 occasions in Donetsk and on 16 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 12 occasions.^[673][674] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 11 December.^[673][674] Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 35 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 18 locations using small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, antiaircraft guns, antitank guided missiles, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and heavy artillery. One pro-Russian soldier was killed and other three wounded in action.^{[675][676][677]} 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, armoured fighting vehicles and 122 mm self-propelled guns to pound pro-Russian positions at Lozove, Nyzhne Lozove, Mironovske, Pervomaisk, Kalynivka, Dolhe, Donetskyi, Kalynove and Sentianivka.^[678]

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 11 occasions. In the area surrounding Donetsk city, Ukrainian troops became the target of small arms and rocket launchers at Krasnohorivka, Marinka and Butivka coal mine. In the region of Mariupol, Ukrainian positions at Vodiane came under attack from rocket launchers, armoured fighting vehicles and 122 mm self-propelled artillery. Shyrokyne and Novotroitske were shelled with 82 mm mortars. Small arms fire was reported at Novotroitske and Hnutove. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, antitank rockets hit Krymske while heavy machine gun fire struck Novozvanivka.^[679]

13 December

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 24 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day^[680][681] (including on 18 occasions in Donetsk region and on 6 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 19 occasions.^[682][683] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 12 December.^[682][683] Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 39 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, tanks and heavy artillery. One civilian was wounded.^{[684][685][686]} Authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire 12 times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, rocket launchers, automatic grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, BMP-1 armoured vehicles and 152 mm self-propelled guns to pound pro-Russian positions at Lohvynove, Kalynove, Lozove, Kalynove-Borshchevate, Zholobok, Dolhe, Sanzharivka and Stakhanove.^[687][688]

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 19 occasions.^[689] In the surrounding of Donetsk city, rebel forces fired small arms and rocket launchers at Pisky, Butivka mining complex, Kamyanka, Marinka and Avdiivka. Marinka and Avdiivka also came under 82 mm mortar fire. In the region of Mariupol, 120 mm mortar rounds landed in Vodiane. Vodiane, along with Hranitne, was also hit by small arms fire and rocket propelled grenades. Heavy shelling was reported in the northern section of the demarcation line, where 152 mm self-propelled artillery pounded Ukrainian positions around Vrubivka, and 120 mm mortar volleys hit Luhanske Popasna and Kryakivka. Ukrainian redoubts around Novooleksandrivka, Popasna and Luhanske were also targeted by 82 mm mortars. The separatists also fired small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers at Zolote, Krymske, Lozove, Luhanske and Popasna. The Ukrainian military repelled the attacks with infantry weapons, heavy machine guns and armoured fighting vehicles. One Ukrainian serviceman was killed in Avdiivka and another wounded at Luhanske.^{[690][691][692]}

14 December

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 30 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day^{[690][693][694]} (including on 14 occasions in Donetsk and on 16 occasions in Luhansk region^[691]); the fire was returned on 18 occasions.^[691][692] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and another wounded in the Donbass region on 13 December.^[691][692] Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 40 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 22 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, antiaircraft guns, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles.^{[695][696][697]} Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire 12 times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military used small arms, machine guns, rocket launchers, automatic grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, BMP-1 armoured vehicles and 152 mm self-propelled guns to engage pro-Russian positions at Znamyanka, Pervomaisk, Molodezhne, Kalynove, Lozove, Kalynivka, Lohvynove and Prishib.^[698]

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 8 occasions.^[699] Around Donetsk city, pro-Russian tanks engaged Ukrainian positions at Marinka late in the evening. Some hours earlier, the same positions were targeted by infantry weapons and mortars. Verkhnyotoretske and Pisky became the target of small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers, while antitank rockets struck Kamyanka. In the region of Mariupol, Ukrainian outposts at Vodiane, Talakivka and Lebedinske were hit by small arms fire, heavy machine gun fire and rocket propelled grenades. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, rebel forces attacked Luhanske with rocket launchers. Luhanske, Troitske, Troikhizbenka and Novooleksandrivka were shelled with rocket launchers, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. Armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian redoubts at Svitlodarsk. Two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded and two others injured,^[700][701] two of the casualties occurred near Marinka, one at Pisky, and one at Luhanske.^[702][703]

15 December

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 24 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day^{[701][700][704]} (including on 13 occasions in Donetsk region and on 11 occasions in Luhansk region^[702]); the fire was returned on 18 occasions.^[702][703] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO confirmed at noon that four Ukrainian servicemen were wounded and injured in the Donbass region on 14 December.^[702][703] 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, antitank guided missiles, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. One civilian resident was wounded.^{[705][706][707]} 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 BMP-1 armoured vehicles to pound pro-Russian positions at Lohvynove, Kalynove, Kalynivka, Lozove, Sokolniki and Veselehorivka.^[708]

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, exclusively in Donetsk region, the fire was returned on 2 occasions.^[709] At dusk, rebel forces opened fire on Ukrainian troops at Avdiivka and Pisky, in the outskirts of Donetsk, with infantry weapons, while nearby Marinka and Opytne came under 82 mm mortar fire. Butivka mining complex became the target of rocket launchers. In the region of Mariupol, Vodiane was hit by antitank rockets. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, mortar volleys landed in Troitske, where Ukrainian forces were also targeted by small arms and grenade launchers. Infantry weapons and rocket launchers were also employed to attack Zhovte. A male civilian was killed at Sloviansk by unexploded ordnance.^[710][711]

16 December

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 8 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day^{[712][713][711]} (including on 6 occasions in Donetsk and on 2 occasions in Luhansk region^[714][715]); the fire was returned on 4 occasions.^[714][715] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 15 December.^[714][715] Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city reported 35 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 18 locations using small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, antiaircraft guns, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles, tanks and heavy artillery.^{[716][717][718]} Sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire seven 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 122 mm and 152 mm self-propelled guns to attack pro-Russian positions at Kalynove, Krasny Yar, Holubovske and Zhovte.^[719]

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 11 occasions.^[720] in the area of Donetsk city, Avdiivka was shelled with 120 mm mortars and Verkhnyotoretske with 82 mm mortars. Ukrainian troops at Kamyanka were harassed with small arms fire. In the region of Mariupol, 120 mm landed in Pavlopil and small arms fire was reported at Hranitne and Starohnativka. Pro-Russian tanks engaged Ukrainian redoubts at Hnutove, supported by 120 mm mortar fire. Armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian troops at Vodiane. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Luhanske, Troitske and Trokhizbenka came under 82 mm and 120mm mortar fire. Ukrainian forces at Krymske were attacked with small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and armoured fighting vehicles.^[721] Four Ukrainian soldiers were wounded^[722] near Avdiivka, Travneve, and Luhanske.^[723] Eleven servicemen from the Georgian Legion were wounded at Svitlodarska Duha bulge.^[724]

17 December

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 31 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 17 occasions in Donetsk region and on 14 occasions in Luhansk region^[721]); the fire was returned on 22 occasions.^[722] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO confirmed at noon that four Ukrainian Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the Donbass region on 16 December.^[721][725] Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 30 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 18 different locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, antiaircraft guns, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles, tanks and heavy artillery.^{[726][727][728]} According to local sources, the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire ten 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 rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to engage pro-Russian positions at Kalynove, Lohvynove, Sentianivka, Veselohorivka, Pervomaisk and Krasny Lyman.^[729]

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 6 occasions, the fire was returned on 2 occasions.^[730] Around Donetsk city, Ukrainian forces at Kamyanka and Butivka coal mine became the target of small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. In the region of Mariupol, Lebedinske was hit by small arms fire, heavy machine gun fire, antitank rockets, 82 mm and 120 mm mortar rounds. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian redoubts at Hnutove, while Pavlopil was shelled with 120 mm mortars. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, The Ukrainian stronghold of Luhanske was fired at from heavy machine guns, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, antiaircraft guns and 152 mm self-propelled guns. Mortar fire was also reported at Novoluhanske, Troikhizbenka, Lozove and Zaitseve. Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed^[731] by shelling near Zaitseve at around 11:00 pm.^[732]

18 December

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 14 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 8 occasions in Donetsk and on 6 occasions in Luhansk region^[732]); the fire was returned on 7 occasions.^[731][733] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO confirmed at noon that three Ukrainian servicemen were killed in the Donbass region on 17 December.^[732] Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 17 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 17 locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. One civilian resident was wounded.^{[734][735][736]} Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire 12 times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military used small arms, machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, BMP-1 armoured vehicles and 122 mm self-propelled guns to engage pro-Russian positions at Lohvynove, Kalynivka, Zholobok, Kalynove-Borschevate, Sentianivka and Khristove.^[737]

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. Novoluhanske, in the northern section of the demarcation line, was shelled with BM-21 "Grad" multiple rocket launchers. The village was hit by 30-rocket barrage. At least two civilian were wounded, and several houses were set on fire or damaged.^[738][739] Rebel sources blame the Ukrainian military for the attack.^[740] Novotoshkivke, Krymske, Kurdiumivka and Novoluhanske came under 82 mm and 120 mm mortar fire. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Svitlodarsk, supported by antitank rockets. In the surroundings of Donetsk city, rebel forces attacked Pisky with small arms, heavy machine guns, 120 mm mortars and 122 mm self-propelled artillery. Mortar rounds also landed in Avdiivka. In the region of Mariupol, mortar fire was reported at Vodiane, while Ukrainian troops at Taramchuk received small arms fire.^[738]

After accusing the Ukrainian government of "preventing the officers from carrying out their duties", Russia withdrew its military observers from the joint Russian-Ukrainian center monitoring the ceasefire. The Ukrainian government called the move a "provocation".^[741]

19 December

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 16 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day^[742][743] (including on 6 occasions in Donetsk region and on 10 occasions in Luhansk region^[744]); the fire was returned on 9 occasions.^[744][745] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 18 December.^{[744][746][745]} Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 33 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 16 different locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, antiaircraft guns, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and heavy artillery. BM-21 "Grad" multiple rocket launchers were also fired in the area of Debaltseve. Two civilians residents were wounded.^{[747][748][749]} Sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire on 13 occasions 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, BMP-1 armoured vehicles and 152 mm self-propelled guns to attack pro-Russian positions at Sentianivka, Veselohorivka, Holubovske, Kalynove, Pervomaisk, Lozove, Kalynivka, Zholobok, Stakhanove, Smile, Nyzhne Lozove. Four civilian residents were wounded.^[750]

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 21 occasions, the fire was returned on 14 occasions.^[751] Rebel forces from Horlivka fired a 20-rocket barrage on Ukrainian positions at Zaitseve, in the northern section of the demarcation line, from BM-21 "Grad" multiple launchers. Earlier, armoured fighting vehicles attacked the area with the support of grenade launchers. Troitske, Novotoshkivske, Novooleksandrivka and Novoluhanske became the target of infantry weapons and 120 mm mortars. Ukrainian troops anear Stanytsia Luhanska were harassed with small arms fire, while 120 mm mortar rounds landed in Maiske. In the area of Donetsk city, 82 mm and 120 mm mortar rounds hit Pisky and Kamyanka, and antitank rockets struck Avdiivka. Butivka mining complex was shelled with rocket launchers and 82 mm mortars. Small arms fire was reported at Verkhnyotoretske. In the region of Mariupol, Lebedinske, Novotroitske and Pavlopil came under rocket propelled grenade and 82 mm mortar fire. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian redoubts at Hnutove, while small arms fire was reported at Starohnativka.Two Ukrainian servicemen were killed, five were wounded, and one Ukrainian soldier was injured.^{[752][753][754]}

20 December

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 32 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day^[752][753] (including on 22 occasions in Donetsk and on 10 occasions in Luhansk region^[755]); the fire was returned on 23 occasions.^[755] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO confirmed at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were killed and another six were wounded and injured in the Donbass region on 19 December.^[755][754] Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city reported 40 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 20 locations using small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, antiaircraft guns, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles, 122 mm and 152 mm self-propelled guns.^[756][757] Local officials in the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the truce on seven occasions 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 engage pro-Russian forces at Sanzharivka, Alamazna, Pervomaisk, Sokolniki, Donetskyi, Kalynove and Holubovske.^[758]

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 7 occasions, exclusively in Donetsk region.^[759] Pro-Russian reports said Ukrainian artillery shelled Yasinuvata with 122 mm self-propelled guns, killing one civilian and wounding others.^[760] In the surroundings of Donetsk city, 120 mm mortar rounds landed near Avdiivka. Pro Russian armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian positions at Pisky, supported by heavy machine gun fire. Heavy shelling was reported at Kamyanka, which came under small arms fire, heavy machine gun fire, antitank rockets, 82 mm mortar rounds, 120 mm mortar rounds and 122 mm artillery fire. Rebel forces also engaged Ukrainian forces at Butivka mining complex with small arms, heavy machine guns, rocket launchers and mortars. In the region of Mariupol, Vodiane became the target of small arms, rocket launchers and 120 mm mortars. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, Novotoshkivke was shelled with 120 mm mortars. Hladsove and Maiske received meanwhile 82 mm moratr fire. One Ukrainian serviceman was killed near Kamianka and four soldiers were wounded at Butivka mining complex.^{[761][762][763]}

A new ceasefire on the occasion of Christmas (effective from midnight 22 December) was agreed upon in Minsk.^[764]

21 December

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 15 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day^[761] (including on 12 occasions in Donetsk region and on 3 occasions in Luhansk region^[762][763]); the fire was returned on 6 occasions.^[762][763] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and four others were wounded in the Donbass region on 20 December.^[762][763] Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 36 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 122 mm self-propelled artillery. Two civilian residents were killed.^{[765][766][767]} According to local sources, the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire six times within the borders of the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic. 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 pound pro-Russian positions at Lohvynove, Kalynove, Holubovske, Krasny Yar and Kalynove-Borshchevate.^[768]

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 4 occasions. Around Donetsk city, 120 mm mortar rounds hit Novoselivka and Pisky, while Avdiivka became the target of small arms, heavy machine guns, rocket launchers and antiaircraft guns. At dusk, Novoselivka and Pisky were attacked by tanks. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Hnutove and Vodiane, in the region of Mariupol, supported by 120 mm mortars. Later in the evening, pro-Russian tanks opened fire on Vodiane. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, rebel forces fired heavy machine guns and rocket launchers at the Ukrainian stronghold of Luhanske.^[769][770] One Ukrainian soldier was killed in action in the area of Novoselivka Druha, two others were wounded in action in the area of Luhanske.^[770]

22 December

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 the previous day; the fire was returned on 10 occasions.^[771][772] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and another two were wounded in action in the Donbass region on 21 December.^[770] Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported 36 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 15 locations using small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles, 122 mm and 152 mm self-propelled guns. One pro-Russian soldier and one civilian resident were killed.^{[773][774][775]} Local authorities in the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the truce on four occasions within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, BMP-1 and BMP-2 armoured vehicles to engage pro-Russian forces at Lohvynove, Smile and Krasny Lyman. One pro-Russian non-commissioned officer was killed in action.^[776][777]

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 11 occasions. Pro-Russian tanks, supported by intense 120 mm mortar fire, engaged Ukrainian redoubts for the second consecutive day at Pisky, in the surroundings of Donetsk city. Avdiivka and Kamyanka were hit by small arms fire and antitank rockets. In the region of Mariupol, heavy shelling was reported at Lebedinske and Vodiane, that became targets of 120 mm mortars and 152 mm self-propelled artillery. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Zaitseve was fired at by 120 mm mortars, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks.^[778] One Ukrainian serviceman was killed by shelling near Staryi Aidar, one was wounded at Avdiivka, and one at Zaitseve.^{[779][780][781][782]}

23 December

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 22 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day^[779][780] (including on 14 occasions in Donetsk region and on 8 occasions in Luhansk region^[781][782]); the fire was returned on 12 occasions.^[781][782] 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 the Donbass region on 22 December.^[781][782] Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city reported 23 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 14 different locations using small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, guided antitank missiles, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles, 122 mm self-propelled artillery and BM-21 "Grad" multiple rocket launchers.^[783] Around Donetsk city, pro-Russian forces in ten areas where targeted with small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, antitank guided missiles, 122 mm self-propelled guns and BM-21 "Grad" multiple rocket launchers. In the outskirts of Horlivka, Ukrainian armored personnel carriers engaged pro-Russian positions at Verkhnyotoretske and Zaitseve, supported by small arms and antitank rockets. In the region of Mariupol, 120 mm mortar rounds landed in Sosnovske and Leninske.^[784] According to local sources, the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire three 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 rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to pound pro-Russian positions at Lohvynove, Lozove and Kalynivka. Ukrainian BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Luhanske attacked pro-Russian forces at Kalynivka and Lohvynove supported by small arms, heavy machine guns and automatic grenade launchers. Lozove became the target of 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles.^[785]

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 3 occasions. Heavy machine gun fire was reported at Avdiivka, west of Donetsk city. Ukrainian troops at Lebedinske were harassed with small arms fire. Ukrainian positions at Luhanske, in the northern section of the demarcation line, were hit by small arms fire, sniper fire, heavy machine gun fire and 82 mm mortar rounds.^[786] Later in the night, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian redoubts near Svitlodarsk dam supported by small arms fire. One Ukrainian soldier was killed by a sniper bullet and another wounded by shelling in the area of Luhanske.^{[787][788][789]} Sources from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic also claimed that the Ukrainian military broke the renewed ceasefire agreement, which began at 00:00 am of 23 December, several times using small arms and automatic grenade launchers to attack separatist troops at Yasynuvata, while Holmivsky and Horlivka were shelled from 82 mm and 120 mm mortars.^[790]

24 December

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 the previous day^[791][788] (including on 2 occasions in Donetsk and on 7 occasions in Luhansk region^[788]); the fire was not returned.^{[788][789][792]} The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and another wounded in the Donbass region on 23 December.^{[788][789][793]} Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city reported 40 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in four locations around Donetsk city using small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles.^{[794][795][796]} Local officials in the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the truce on two occasions within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars to pound pro-Russian positions at Sentianivka and Kalynivka.^[797]

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 2 occasions in the outskirts of Donetsk city. Near Avdiivka Ukrainian positions were hit by small arms fire, machine gun fire and antitank rockets, and in the area of Verkhnyotoretske Ukrainian forces were harassed with sniper fire.^[798] Later in the evening, Kamyanka and Krasnohorivka were also hit by small arms fire and antitank rockets. Krymske, in the northern sector of the demarcation line, was struck by mortar volleys at dusk. Ukrainian forces fired back with automatic grenade launchers. One Ukrainian soldier was wounded in action near Avdiivka.^{[799][800][801]} Donetsk People's Republic media reported two Ukrainian military attacks with antitank rocket launchers on Yasinuvata and Staromyhailivka.^[802][803] Pro-Russian forces from the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic shot down a small drone over Kalynivka.^[804]

25 December

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 6 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day^[799][800] (including on 5 occasions in Donetsk region and on 1 occasion in Luhansk region^[801]); the fire was returned on 2 occasions.^[801] 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 24 December.^[801][805] Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported three Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in Yasinuvata, Staromyhailivka and Vesele using small arms, rocket launchers, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars.^[806] No ceasefire violations were recorded in the territory of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic over the past 24 hours.^[807]

The ATO press-centre reported in the evening no ceasefire violations during the first 18 hours of 25 December.^[808] Later in the evening, pro-Russian forces from Sosnovske, in the region of Mariupol, shelled Pavlopil with 120 mm mortars. Small arms fire was reported around Stanytsia Luhanska, in the northern section of the demarcation line.^[809] Media from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire by shelling Sosnovske, in the region of Mariupol, with 82 mm mortars. There were earlier violations of the brand-new truce in the outskirts of Donetsk city when small arms fire was reported at Kruta Balka^[810] and 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles from Marinka were fired at least once on pro-Russian forces at Trudovske.^[811] Colonel Andryi Marochko from the self-styled Luhansk People's republic reported two Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire within the republic boundaries when the Ukrainian military fired small arms and 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles into Lohvynove and Kalynivka.^[812]

26 December

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 2 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (once in Donetsk and once in Luhansk region^[813]); the fire was not returned.^[809][814] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 25 December.^[813] Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city reported five Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in four locations around Donetsk city and the region of Mariupol using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers launchers and 82 mm mortars.^[815][816] Local sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic confirmed two Ukrainian violations of the truce within the republic's borders. Ukrainian forces attacked Kalynivka and Lohvynove with small arms, heavy machine guns and automatic grenade launchers.^[817]

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 not returned.^[818] Later in the night, rebel forces engaged Ukrainian positions at Luhanske with small arms, heavy machine guns, Zu-23-2 antiaircraft artillery and 82 mm mortars. Small arms and sniper fire was reported at Novoluhanske, Stanytsia Luhanska and Zolote. In the area around Donetsk city, Butivka mining complex became the target of infantry weapons. One Ukrainian serviceman was lethally wounded at Butivka mining complex, one Ukrainian soldier was wounded by a sniper bullet at Zolote, another at Novoluhanske, two servicemen were injured by shelling at Luhanske, one serviceman of National Guard was wounded when an explosive device went off near Vodiane.^{[819][819][820][821]}

27 December

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 6 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day^{[819][822][823]} (including once in Donetsk region and on 5 occasions in Luhansk region^[820][821]); the fire was not returned.^[820][821] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and five others were wounded and injured in the Donbass region on 26 December.^[820][821] No ceasefire violations were recorded by pro-Russian authorities from the self-styled Donetsk People's Republic.^[824] According to local officials, the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire once within the borders of the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic, when Ukrainian forces from Luhanske fired small arms, machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, antitank guided missiles and 82 mm mortars at pro-Russian positions near Kalynivka.^[825]

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 2 occasions, in the region of Mariupol. Both incidents took place at Vodiane, that became the target of heavy machine guns firing from Sakhanka and antitank rocket launchers firing from Uzhivka (Leninske).^[826] Two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded near Vodiane in Donetsk region.^{[827][828][829][830]} Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported that the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire by firing small arms and automatic grenades launchers on the area of Dolomitne.^[831]

A prisoner exchange between the warring parties took place near Horlivka. A total of 74 Ukrainian and 237 pro-Russian prisoners of war were released at about 07:30 pm.^[832][833]

28 December

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 4 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day, exclusively in Donetsk region; the fire was not returned.^[827][828] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that two Ukrainian serviceman were wounded in the Donbass region on 27 December.^[829][830] Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire on one occasion around Donetsk city in the village of Dolomitne using small arms and automatic grenade launchers launchers.^[834] No ceasefire violations were recorded by pro-Russian authorities from the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic.^[835]

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. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian redoubts at Pavlopil, in the region of Mariupol, supported by small arms, heavy machine guns, rocket launchers and 82 mm mortars. Later in the evening, Talakivka came under 82 mm mortar fire. In the outskirts of Donetsk city, small arms and sniper fire was reported at Krasnohorivka. A Ukrainian outpost near Verkhnyotoretske became the target of small arms, heavy machine guns and automatic grenade launchers. One pro-Russian Orlan-10 drone was shot down over Kurdiumivka, in the area of Svitlodarsk dam. One Ukrainian serviceman was wounded at Krasnohorivka.^{[836][837][838][839]}

29 December

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 6 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day, exclusively in Donetsk region; the fire was not returned.^[837][838] 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 28 December.^[839][840] Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported five Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in five different locations around Donetsk city using small arms, automatic grenade launchers, rocket launchers and 82 mm mortars. The main targets were the urban areas of Trudovske and Zhabicheve. A Ukrainian quadcopter drone was shot down by rebel forces.^[841][842] No violations of the truce were recorded by pro-Russian authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic.^[843]

According to the information provided by the ATO press-centre in the evening, as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian forces had opened fire twice with infantry weapons and rocket launchers on positions of Ukrainian troops, at Verkhnyotoretske and in the area of Butivka mining complex; the fire was not returned.^[844] One Ukrainian soldier was lethally wounded at Butivka mining complex, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded at Katerynivka, and another at Kamianka.^{[845][846][847][848][849][850]} Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city reported that by noon the Ukrainian military attacked their positions around Nyzhne Verkhnyotorestske, Olenivka and Horlivka with small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers and antitank rockets. In the case of Olenivka, the village was hit by 120 mm mortar rounds.^[851][852]

30 December

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 6 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 5 occasions in Donetsk region and once in Luhansk region^[847][848]); the fire was returned once.^[845][846] The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence on issues related to ATO reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and another two were wounded in the Donbass region on 29 December.^[847][848] Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city reported three Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in Olenivka and Nyzhne Verkhnyotoretske using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers launchers, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars.^[853][854] According to local officials, Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire on one occasion within the boundaries of Luhansk People's Republic when pro-Russian positions at Kalynivka became the target of small arms, heavy machine guns and automatic grenade launchers.^[855]

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 in the region of Mariupol. Ukrainian forces at Vodiane were harassed with small arms and heavy machine gun fire from Sakhanka, while Pavlopil was hit twice by small arms, rocket launchers and 82 mm mortars firing from Naberezhne.^[856] One Ukrainian serviceman was wounded by the explosion of an unidentified device in the area of Krymske.^[857][858] Media from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic reported that in the outskirts of Donetsk city, Spartak was fired at from infantry weapons and automatic grenade launchers. Ukrainian forces also fired heavy machine guns with tracer ammunition on Trudovske, where an apartment was set on fire. Later in the evening the Ukrainian military shelled Sosnovske, in the region of Mariupol, with 82 mm mortars.^{[859][860][861]}

31 December

The ATO HQ reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 4 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day,^[857] exclusively in Donetsk region;^[862][863] the fire was returned once, in the area of Hranitne.^[857] 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 December.^[857][858] Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported four Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in five different locations around Donetsk city and the region of Mariupol using small arms, automatic grenade launchers, rocket launchers and 82 mm mortars.^[864] Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire once within the boundaries of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, according to local sources. The Ukrainian military harassed pro-Russian positions at Nyzhne Lozove with small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers.^[865]

The ATO HQ reported in the evening no ceasefire violations during the first 18 hours of the last day of 2017.^[866] Later in the evening the Ukrainian side registered 7 ceasefire violations. Around Donetsk city, Ukrainian troops at Verkhnyotoretske were attacked with infantry weapons. In the region of Mariupol, 82 mm and 120 mm mortar rounds landed in Hnutove, while Vodiane came under small arms fire. The Ukrainian stronghold of Shyrokyne was hit by antitank rockets and 82 mm mortars. One Ukrainian soldier was wounded^[867][868] at Verkhnyotoretske.^[869][870]