Russian-led forces violate ceasefire in Donbas three times

Russian occupation forces violated ceasefire three times, using weapons banned under the Minsk agreements twice, in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in Donbas over the past day.

“The enemy used 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of different systems and small arms to shell Ukrainian defenders,” the press center of the JFO Headquarters reports.

In the zone of action of tactical force “East”, the Russian-led troops fired 82mm mortars, hand-held antitank grenade launchers and small arms near Shyrokyne (20km east of Mariupol); 82mm mortars – outside Pisky (11km north-west of Donetsk).

In the zone of action of tactical force “North”, the enemy used grenade launchers of different systems to shell positions of the Joint Forces in the area of Krymske (42km north-west of Luhansk). The illegal armed formations suffered nonbattle losses. According to intelligence, three invaders died and one more was injured on April 28.

Today, the enemy has already fired grenade launchers of different systems, heavy machine guns and small arms on Ukrainian positions near Shyrokyne.

No casualties among Joint Forces units have been reported. Ukrainian units adequately returned fire in response to enemy’s shooting.

The Joint Forces reliably control the enemy on the contact line, adhering to the ceasefire agreements.

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