Militants violated ceasefire in eastern Ukraine twice in last day

Militants violated ceasefire in eastern Ukraine twice in last day

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Militants launched two attacks on Ukrainian positions in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in Donbas over the past day.

The use of weapons banned under the Minsk agreements was not taken into account, the press center of the JFO Headquarters reported.

“The enemy used grenade launchers, heavy machine gun and small arms to shell Ukrainian troops near Novomykhailivka (28km south-west of Donetsk) and Lebedynske (16km north-east of Mariupol),” reads the report.

No casualties among Ukrainian troops were reported over the past day.

According to the intelligence, two invaders were killed on January 9.

Today, the enemy has not opened fire yet.

At the same time, the Ukrainian military continue to firmly control the actions of the enemy along the line of contact, while adhering to a full ceasefire.

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