Militants launched 16 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas in last day

Militants launched 16 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas in last day

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Russian-backed militants launched 16 attacks, using weapons banned under the Minsk agreements eight 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 Stanytsia Luhanska (16km north-east of Luhansk), Malynove (19km north-east of Luhansk), Vilne (70km south-west of Donetsk), Shumy (50km north of Donetsk), Pivdenne (40km north-east of Donetsk), Avdiivka (18km north of Donetsk), Pisky (12km north-west of Donetsk), Marinka (35 km south-west of Donetsk), Slavne (25km south-west of Donetsk), Pavlopol (30 km northeast of Mariupol), Vodiane (16km north-west of Donetsk) and Shyrokyne (20km east of Mariupol),” the JFO Headquarters press center reported.

The terrorists fired grenade launchers of different systems, heavy machine guns and small arms. The enemy used 82mm mortars to shell Ukrainian troops near Vilne, Shumy, Pivdenne and Vodiane, and 120mm mortars – near Pivdenne and Vodiane

Two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in hostilities in last day.

According to the intelligence, three militants were killed and other five were wounded in last day.

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