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

Photo from Ukrinform – UATV

Russian controlled forces violated the ceasefire four times on January 2, 2020 in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in eastern Ukraine.

“The enemy used grenade launchers of different systems, heavy machine guns and other small arms to fire on positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” the press center of the JFO Headquarters reports.

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

• Grenade launchers of different systems and small arms fire near Novotroitske (36km southwest of Donetsk);
• Mounted antitank grenade launcher and small arms fire outside Mykolaivka (77km west of Luhansk).

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

• Under-barrel grenade launcher near Orikhove (57km northwest of Luhansk);
• Grenade launchers of different systems, heavy machine gun and other small arms fire in the area of Novoluhanske (53km northeast of Donetsk).

No casualties among members of Joint Forces were reported from the attacks.