Rebels fortifying positions with heavy weapons West Slovyansk 27-5

Rebels in Slovyansk are digging in more, fortifying their positions and getting heavier weapons.

They use an AGS-17, an automatic grenade launcher which shoots up to 1.7 km. They do fire correction over the radio.

Wikipedia on AGS-17.

It means the current known Ukrainian positions are out of reach, but everything that comes down the road is in trouble.

On Google maps:

Also see the interactive map of Slovyansk, with much more positions.