Russian-led forces launch 18 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas

Russian-led forces launch 18 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas

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Russian occupation forces launched 18 attacks, using weapons banned under the Minsk agreements five times, on positions of Ukrainian troops in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in Donbas over the past day.

“In the zone of action of tactical force ‘East’, Russian-led forces opened fire from small arms on Ukrainian troops near Pisky (11km north-west of Donetsk); mounted antitank grenade launchers – outside Avdiivka (17km north of Donetsk); mounted antitank grenade launchers and heavy machine guns – in the area of Novotroitske (36km south-west of Donetsk); heavy machine guns – near Lebedynske (16km east of Mariupol), the JFO Headquarters press centre reports.

In the zone of action of tactical force “North”, illegal armed formations used 120mm and 82mm mortars, automatic grenade launchers and hand-held antitank grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms to shell Ukrainian positions in the area of Krymske (42km north-west of Luhansk); 120mm mortars, automatic mounted grenade launchers and small arms – near Novoluhanske (53km north-east of Donetsk); 82mm mortars, heavy machine guns and small arms – outside Zolote-4 (59km west of Luhansk); 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of different systems and heavy machine guns – near Zaitseve (50km north-east of Donetsk); heavy machine guns – in the area of Vilne (70km south-west of Donetsk) and Novotoshkivske (53km west of Luhansk).

Three Ukrainian defenders were wounded in shelling.

The Joint Forces adequately returned fire in response to the enemy attacks. Two invaders were annihilated and six more were wounded. One infantry combat vehicle of the Russian-occupation troops was destroyed.

Today, the enemy has already opened fire from 120mm and 82mm mortars on Ukrainian troops in the area of Verkhniotoretske (22km north-east of Donetsk). No casualties have been reported.

The Joint Forces reliably control the actions of the enemy on the contact line, adhering to the ceasefire regime.

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