Russian Controlled Forces Violate Ceasefire Four Time in Donbas Over Past Day

Photo from Ukrinform – UATV

Russian controlled forces violated the ceasefire four times in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in eastern Ukraine.

“The enemy used 82mm mortars banned under the Minsk agreements, grenade launchers of different systems, heavy machine guns and small arms to shell positions of the Joint Forces,” the press center of the JFO Headquarters reports.

In the zone of action of tactical force ‘East’:

• Automatic grenade launchers, heavy machine gun and small arms fire near Vodiane (94km south of Donetsk).

In the zone of action of tactical force ‘North’:

• 82mm mortars near Novotoshkivske (53km west of Luhansk);
• 82mm mortars, automatic mounted grenade launchers and heavy machine guns outside Orikhove (57km northwest of Luhansk);
• Hand-held antitank grenade launchers, heavy machine gun and small arms fire in the area of Travneve (51km northeast of Donetsk).

No casualties among Ukrainian troops were reported from the attacks.