Militants have delivered 84 attacks on Ukrainian army positions in the past 24 hours, including 69 attacks delivered in Donetsk sector, the press center of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) staff in eastern Ukraine has said.

Tensions were the highest in the Donetsk area, where militants attacked Ukrainian army positions 69 times by use of mortars, grenade launchers, large-caliber machineguns and small arms, the press center wrote on Facebook on Wednesday morning.

Ukrainian army fortifications came under attack of 82mm and 120mm mortars near Avdiyivka, Pisky, Opytne, Zaitseve, Mayorsk and Pervomaisk, as well as the Butivka mine and the Zenit position.

Militants fired an air defense launcher on Ukrainian army positions in Opytne, and infantry combat vehicle weapons were used against the Ukrainians in Krasnohorivka.

Mortars shelled Ukrainian army positions near Talakivka, Chermalyk and Vodiane in Mariupol area.

The intensity of militants attacks declined at midnight, the report said. Sporadic attacks by use of grenade launchers and small arms were observed near Opytne.