Militants violated ceasefire in eastern Ukraine 20 times in last day

Militants violated ceasefire in eastern Ukraine 20 times in last day

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Militants launched 20 attacks on Ukrainian positions in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in eastern Ukraine over the past day.

This is reported by the press center of the JFO Headquarters.

“Russian-occupation troops violated ceasefire regime 20 times, using mortars six times,” the report reads.

In Luhansk direction, militants opened fire from mortars on Ukrainian positions outside Krymske (42.5km north-west of Luhansk) and Novotoshkivske (53km north-west of Luhansk). One defender of Krymske was wounded in shelling.

Moreover, the enemy used weapons, banned under the Minsk agreements, near Pisky (12km north-west of Donetsk) and Starohnativka (52km south of Donetsk) in Donetsk direction.

In Mariupol direction, armed hostilities with the use of small arms took place outside Pyshchevyk (25km north-east of Mariupol), Hnutove (19km north-west of Mariupol), Vodiane (16km north-west of Donetsk) and Shyrokyne (20km east of Mariupol).

According to the intelligence, as of 7:00 June 18, five militants were wounded.

No casualties among Ukrainian troops were reported.

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