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

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

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

“The enemy used 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of different systems, heavy machine guns and small arms to shell Ukrainian defenders,” the press center of the JFO Headquarters reports.

In the zone of action of tactical force “East”, Russian-led troops fired 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of various systems, heavy machine guns and small arms near Marinka (23km south-west of Donetsk); grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms – outside Shyrokyne (20km east of Mariupol) and Pisky (11km north-west of Donetsk); mounted grenade launchers and small arms – near Pavlopol (25km north-west of Mariupol).

In the zone of action of tactical force “North”, the enemy used 82mm mortars to shell the Joint Forces units in the area of Zolote-4 (59km west of Luhansk); mounted grenade launchers – near Travneve (51km north-east of Donetsk).

No casualties among Ukrainian troops were reported. The Joint Forces returned fire adequately. According to the intelligence, one invader was annihilated on April 29.

Today, the enemy has already opened fire from mounted antitank grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms on Ukrainian troops near Lebedynske (16km east of Mariupol); grenade launchers of different systems – outside Pisky (11km north-west of Donetsk). No casualties among Ukrainian servicemen have been reported.

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

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