Latest 12 hours in eastern Ukraine: Separatists open fire from grenade launchers and machine guns

"Outside Donetsk city the rebels fired grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms attacking the Ukrainian forces at the villages of Opytne, Pisky, Maryinka, Verhnotoretske, Troitske and the town of Avdiyivka," a statement said. In addition, outside Luhansk city the rebels fired from small arms at the positions held by Ukrainian troops in the villages of Novotoshkivske and Orekhove-Donetsk.