Militants launched 17 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas in last day

Militants launched 17 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas in last day

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Russian-backed militants launched 17 attacks, using weapons banned under the Minsk agreements seven 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), Pavlopol (30 km northeast of Mariupol), Katerynivka (64km west of Luhansk), Novoluhanske (53km north-east of Donetsk), Verkhniotoretske (22km north-east of Donetsk), Avdiivka (18km north of Donetsk), Novomykhailivka (28km south-west of Donetsk), Novotroitske (32km south of Donetsk), Starohnativka (52km south of Donetsk), Talakivka (20km north-west of Mariupol) and Shyrokyne (20km east of Mariupol),” the JFO Headquarters press center reports.

Russian-occupation troops fired grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms. Militants used 120mm mortars to shell JFO units outside Talakivka ; 82mm mortars – near Novoluhanske, Hnutove, Lebedynske and Shyrokyne.

Two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in last day. According to the intelligence, four militants were wounded.

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

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