The militants' activity significantly abated over past 24 hours, the ATO press center reports. "Near Donetsk, from 18:00 till midnight, the militants used small arms to shell our strongholds in Marinka [35 km south-west of Donetsk], Opytne [11.5km north-west of Donetsk], Avdiyivka [18km north of Donetsk]. In Luhansk region, the enemy used small arms to fire on our positions in Krymske [42.5km north-west of Luhansk]," press center reports. According to the military, the terrorists violated the ceasefire 19 times over past 24 hours. Today, September 1, the ATO headquarters have not recorded any attacks by militants.