Russian-led forces launch 17 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas

Russian-led forces launch 17 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas

Ukrinform
On August 30, the armed formations of the Russian Federation and its mercenaries violated ceasefire in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in Donbas 17 times.

“The enemy used 120mm and 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of different systems, heavy machine guns, sniping weapons and small arms to shell Ukrainian positions,” the press center of the JFO Headquarters reports.

In the zone of action of tactical force “East”, the Russian-led troops launched 11 attacks on Ukrainian positions. In particular, the enemy fired 120mm and 82mm mortars, sniping weapons and small arms on Ukrainian defenders outside Vodiane (94km south of Donetsk); heavy machine guns - outside Novotroitske (36km south-west of Donetsk); 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of different systems, heavy machine guns, small arms – in the area of Troitske (69km west of Luhansk); 120mm mortars – near Lebedynske (16km east of Mariupol); under-barrel grenade launchers – outside Marinka (23km south-west of Donetsk); mounted antitank grenade launchers and heavy machine guns – near Novomykhailivka (28km south-west of Donetsk).

In the zone of action of tactical force “North”, the enemy fired on Ukrainian troops six times, using grenade launchers of different systems and small arms to shell Ukrainian troops near Novoluhanske (53km north-east of Donetsk); 82mm mortars and automatic grenade launchers – outside Zolote-4 (59km west of Luhansk); hand-held grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms – in the area of Mayorske (45km north of Donetsk); small arms – near Stanytsia Luhanska (16km north-east of Luhansk); mounted antitank grenade launcher and small arms – outside Novozvanivka (70km west of Luhansk).

One Ukrainian soldier was killed in a combat mission and another one was injured over the past day.

Today, the invaders have already violated ceasefire two times.

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