The silence was broken 9 times a day, without losses – headquarters

Photo: Ministry of Defence of Ukraine

During the past 24 hours, on May 3, in the area of the Joint Forces operation, the armed forces of the Russian Federation violated the ceasefire 9 times.

This was reported by UATV with reference to the headquarters of the Joint Forces Operation.

In particular, near Vodyane and Talakivka, the enemy opened fire twice with 120-caliber mortars, grenade launchers of various systems and small arms prohibited by the Minsk agreements.

Near the villages of Shyrokyne and Lebedynske, the occupiers fired 82-mm mortars.

In the area of Pisky, the enemy fired in the direction of Ukrainian positions with small arms.

Not far from the village of Krymske, the enemy opened fire with automatic machine-gun grenade launchers, and near the settlement of Luhanske – with small arms.

There are no losses among servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Our defenders opened fire to shell the enemy.

As of 7:00 May 4, one ceasefire violation by the Russian occupation forces was recorded. So, near Avdiivka, the enemy opened fire from large-caliber machine guns and heavy anti-tank grenade launchers.

Earlier it was reported that the US Senate committee approved an increase in military assistance to Ukraine.