Invaders fire banned mortars in Donbas. Two Ukrainian soldiers wounded

On March 23, the armed formations of the Russian Federation violated ceasefire in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in Donbas seven times.

“The enemy used 120mm and 82mm mortars banned under the Minsk agreements, antitank missile system, grenade launchers of different systems, heavy machine guns and small arms to shell Ukrainian positions,” the press center of the JFO Headquarters reports.

In the zone of action of tactical force “East”, Russian-occupation troops launched attacks from small arms near Avdiivka (17km north of Donetsk); hand-held antitank grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms – outside Vodiane (94km south of Donetsk); mounted antitank grenade launcher – in the area of  Krasnohorivka (21km west of Donetsk).

In the zone of action of tactical force “North”, the enemy fired 120mm and 82mm mortars near Novotoshkivske (53km west of Luhansk); antitank missile system – outside Shumy (41km north of Donetsk).

Two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded over the past day.

The units of the Joint Forces gave an adequate response to the armed formations of the Russian Federation.

Today, the Russian-occupation troops have already launched two attacks on Joint Forces’ positions. No casualties have been reported.

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