A total of two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in fighting on the line of contact in Donetsk, according to Russian language news accounts.
lb.ua also reported that Russian backed separatists attacked several locations in Donetsk and in Lugansk. Mortars were used on Ukrainian targets in Zaitsevo, which is north of Gorlovka, and on Kamenka, which is south of Donetsk city.
In Lugansk, separatists fired mortars on Ukrainian positions at Popasnaya and Novozvanovka.
A separate news account in lb.ua said a Ukrainian paratrooper, identified as deputy company commander Stanislav, used an anti tank guided missile to destroy a separatist BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle near Donetsk. Rebel troops immediately returned fire on Ukrainian positions.
Direct fire combat has been reported by rebel media in the Svetodarsk region, which include Gorlovka, Zaitsevo, and Logvinovo, all areas which have rebel troops dug in. Mortar fire on rebel positions in Zaitsevo, Gorlovka, and Petrovka have been reported.
Ukrainian artillery has once again hit the water filtration plant near Yasinovataya, which serves the population on both sides of the line, but according to a report in Novorosinform.org, plant operations continued without stopping.
According to a spokesman for the Lugansk ministry of defense, Lt. Colonel Andrey Marochko, Ukrainian mortar fire hit rebel targets in Lugansk, including at Kalinovka, Loginovo, Kalinovo and Lozovoye.
It has been reported in rebel media that Ukrainian mortar fire has been interspersed with fireworks shows in Donetsk city commemorating a Russian military holiday.