Militants launched 27 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas in last day

Russian-backed militants launched 27 attacks, using weapons banned under the Minsk agreements 10 times, on positions of Ukrainian troops in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in Donbas in last day. 

“Over the past day, the enemy shelled Ukrainian positions outside Krymske (42.5km north-west of Luhansk), Lebedynske (16km north-east of Mariupol), Hnutove (19km north-west of Mariupol), Luhanske (59km north-east of Donetsk), Krasnohorivka (29 km west of Donetsk), Marinka (35 km south-west of Donetsk), Pavlopol (30 km northeast of Mariupol), Novozvanivka (70km west of Luhansk), Troitske (69km west of Luhansk), Svitlodarsk (55km north-west of Donetsk), Chermalyk (31km north-east of Mariupol), Vodiane (16km north-west of Donetsk) and Shyrokyne (20km east of Mariupol),” the JFO Headquarters press center reports.

Russian-occupation troops fired grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms. Militants used 120mm mortars to shell JFO units outside Luhanske, Chermalyk and Lebedynske; 82mm mortars – near Luhanske, Svitlodarsk and Hnutove; weapons on infantry fighting vehicles – near Vodiane.

No casualties among Ukrainian troops were reported in last day. According to the intelligence, two militants were killed and six more were wounded.

Today, illegal armed formations have already launched three attacks on Ukrainian troops near Marinka, Taramchuk (30km south-west of Donetsk) and Hnutove, using grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms.

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