Russian-led forces violate ceasefire in Donbas 11 times

On November 19, the armed formations of the Russian Federation and its mercenaries violated ceasefire 11 times in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in eastern Ukraine.

“The enemy used 82mm mortars banned under the Minsk agreements, weapons on infantry fighting vehicles, grenade launchers of different systems, heavy machine guns and other small arms to shell positions of the Joint Forces,” the press center of the JFO Headquarters reports.

In the zone of action of tactical force “East”, the Russian-led forces fired 82mm mortars, weapons on BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles, hand-held antitank grenade launchers and heavy machine guns on Ukrainian positions near Vodiane (94km south of Donetsk); automatic grenade launchers and small arms – outside Starohnativka (51km south of Donetsk); mounted antitank grenade launchers and heavy machine guns – in the area of Berezove (31km south-west of Donetsk); automatic grenade launchers – near Hnutove (20km north-east of Mariupol).

In the zone of action of tactical force “North”, invaders used hand-held antitank grenade launchers, under-barrel grenade launchers and small arms to shell Ukrainian troops near Krymske (42km north-west of Luhansk); hand-held and mounted antitank grenade launchers – outside Pivdenne (40km north-east of Donetsk); rocket-propelled grenade launchers – in the area of Zalizne (42km north-east of Donetsk); mounted antitank grenade launchers and heavy machine guns – outside Luhanske (59km north-east of Donetsk); small arms – near Kindrashivska Nova (23km of Luhansk).

No casualties among Ukrainian troops were reported over the past day.

Today, the Russian-occupation troops have violated ceasefire once.

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