Militants launched 5 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas in last day

Militants launched 5 attacks on Ukrainian positions, using weapons banned under the Minsk agreements twice, in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in Donbas over the past day.

“The enemy fired 120mm and 82mm mortars on JFO positions near Krymske (42.5km north-west of Luhansk), 82mm mortars – outside Zolote-4 (59km north-west of Luhansk) ,” reads the report of the JFO Headquarters press center.

Militants also used grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms to shell Ukrainian troops near Novotoshkivske (53km north-west of Luhansk), Stanytsia Luhanska (16km north-east of Luhansk) and Avdiivka (18km north of Donetsk).

One Ukrainian serviceman was wounded over the past day.

According to the intelligence, one invader was killed and two more were wounded on December 26.

Today, the enemy has already shelled Ukrainian positions near Hnutove (19km north-west of Mariupol), using grenade launchers and heavy machine guns.

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