Donetsk, Mar 31 - DAN. Ukrainian armed formations fired mortars, grenade launchers and infantry fighting vehicle cannons at Donetsk outskirts on Tuesday morning, the Donetsk People’s Republic Office at the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination reported.

The shelling continued from 04:40 to 06:42. Twenty-two 82mm mortar rounds, 87 BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle cannon rounds and 94 automatic grenade launcher, recoilless gun and anti-tank rocket propelled grenade launcher rounds were fired at the Trudovskaya Colliery, Abakumov Colliery, Alexandrovka and Staromikhailovka settlements and the former Donetsk airport, the JCCC said. The enemy also used large calibre machine guns.

No casualties or damage were immediately reported.*jk