Russian-led forces launch 13 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas

Russian-led forces launch 13 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas

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The armed formations of the Russian Federation violated ceasefire 13 times, using weapons banned under the Minsk agreements six times, in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in Donbas over the past day.

“The enemy fired 82mm and 120mm mortars, weapons on infantry fighting vehicles, antitank missile systems, anti-aircraft mounts, grenade launchers of different systems, heavy machine guns, and small arms on 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 forces opened fire from 120mm and 82mm mortars, antitank missile systems, mounted antitank grenade launchers and small arms on Ukrainian troops near Novoselivka Druha (36km north-east of Mariupol);120mm and 82mm mortars – outside Verkhniotoretske (22km north-east of Donetsk); 120mm mortars, mounted antitank grenade launchers – in the area of Avdiivka (17km north of Donetsk); antitank missile systems, ZU-23-2 and mounted antitank grenade launchers – near Kamyanka (62km south of Donetsk); , grenade launchers of different systems, heavy machine guns, and small arms – in the area of Pisky (11km north-west of Donetsk); mounted antitank grenade launchers and heavy machine guns – near Novotroitske (36km south-west of Donetsk); automatic mounted grenade launchers – outside Vodiane (94km south of Donetsk).

In the zone of action of tactical force “North”, the enemy used 120mm mortars, grenade launchers of different systems and heavy machine guns to shell Ukrainian positions near Popasna (69km west of Luhansk); 82mm mortars, weapons on infantry fighting vehicles and grenade launchers of different systems – outside Novozvanivka (70km west of Luhansk).

No casualties among Ukrainian troops were reported over the past day. The Joint Forces adequately returned fire in response to enemy’s shooting. According to intelligence, one invader was wounded on June 3.

Today, the enemy has already opened fire from 120mm mortars, mounted antitank grenade launchers and small arms – near Avdiivka; mounted antitank grenade launchers – outside Opytne (12km north-west of Donetsk). No casualties among Ukrainian soldiers have been reported.

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