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What did Donbas shelling look like in May 2018?

Summary
A look back at one daily tally of attacks reported by Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation in the days before 24 May 2018.
What was the daily pattern of fighting in Donbas as of 24 May 2018? One report from the preceding days, dated 19 May 2018, gives a snapshot.
Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation said Russian-led militants had mounted 43 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas over the previous 24 hours. Artillery systems and 120mm and 82mm mortars were used in 10 of those attacks, according to the operation.
The toll
The same report said no Ukrainian servicemen were casualties in that period. According to intelligence data, two militants were killed and three others wounded.
Reading the figures
The numbers show the conflict as a steady routine of attacks, with heavy weapons in a minority of incidents, rather than a single major offensive. The report was framed as Russian military intervention in Ukraine, and it was issued by the Ukrainian side, which tracked incidents in 24-hour cycles. The figures cover one day only and do not, on their own, show a trend.