Russian-led forces launch 10 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas, two soldiers wounded

Russian-led forces launch 10 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas, two soldiers wounded

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Russian occupation forces violated ceasefire 10 times, using weapons banned under the Minsk agreements five times, in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in Donbas over the past day.

“The enemy used 122mm artillery systems, 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of different systems, heavy machine guns, and small arms to shell the units of the Joint Forces,” the press center of the Joint Forces Headquarters reports.

In the zone of action of tactical force “East”, Russian-led troops fired 82mm mortars on Ukrainian positions near Vodiane (94km south of Donetsk) and Marinka (23km south-west of Donetsk); 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of various system and heavy machine guns – outside Krasnohorivka (21km west of Donetsk); automatic mounted grenade launchers, anti-tank grenade launchers and small arms – near Avdiivka (17km north of Donetsk); automatic mounted grenade launchers and small arms – outside Starohnativka (51km south of Donetsk).

In the zone of action of tactical force “North”, the enemy used 122mm artillery systems to shell the Joint Forces units in the area of Travneve (51km north-east of Donetsk); 82mm mortars and heavy machine guns – outside Novoluhanske (53km north-east of Donetsk).

Two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded over the past day. The Joint Forces adequately returned fire in response to enemy’s shooting. According to intelligence, five invaders were wounded on May 31.

Today, the enemy has not opened fire yet.

The Joint Forces units continue to reliably control the enemy on the contact line, adhering to ceasefire agreements.

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