Militants launched 19 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas in last day

Militants launched 19 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas in last day

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Russian-backed militants launched 19 attacks, using weapons banned under the Minsk agreements three times, on positions of Ukrainian troops in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in Donbas in last day. 

“Over the past day, the enemy shelled Ukrainian positions outside Lebedynske (16km north-east of Mariupol), Hnutove (19km north-west of Mariupol), Marinka (35 km south-west of Donetsk), Pavlopol (30 km northeast of Mariupol), Vodiane (16km north-west of Donetsk), Luhanske (59km north-east of Donetsk), Pisky (12km north-west of Donetsk), Berezove (35km south-west of Donetsk), Chermalyk (31km north-east of Mariupol), Stanytsia Luhanska (16km north-east of Luhansk), Novozvanivka (70km west of Luhansk) and Shyrokyne (20km east of Mariupol),” the JFO Headquarters press center reports.

Russian-occupation troops fired 120mm and 82mm mortars, grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms. Militants used 120mm and 82mm mortars and weapons on infantry fighting vehicles to shell JFO units outside Luhanske; 82mm mortars – near Vodiane. Defenders of Marinka and Berezove came under sniper fire.

Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed, one more was wounded in last day. According to the intelligence, three militants were killed and two more were wounded.

Today, illegal armed formations have already launched two attacks on Ukrainian troops near Hnutove and Lebedynske, using grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms.

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