10:34 08.05.2018

Two wounded in 15 enemy attacks on Ukrainian positions over past day

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Two wounded in 15 enemy attacks on Ukrainian positions over past day

The enemy has opened fire 15 times on positions of the Joint Forces Operation, wounding two Ukrainian servicemen over the past day, the press center for the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) has reported.

"Over the past day, on May 7, the situation in the JFO zone remained tense. Russian-occupation troops continue flagrantly violating the Minsk agreements ... Two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded during hostilities," the press center for the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) reported in its update as of 7:00 of Tuesday on Facebook.

The fighting was ongoing along the entire contact line in eastern Ukraine. Shelling continued in the vicinity of the villages of Krymske, Popasna, Novotoshkivske, Luhanske, Shyrokyne, and the town of Avdiyivka.

"The Russian-occupation troops continue firing from 122-mm artillery in the settlement of Zaitseve, violating the norms of the International Humanitarian Law. The militants are destroying houses by artillery shelling. Fighting was also reported near the village of Zaitseve where 27 artillery attacks were recorded," the message reads.

However, according to intelligence, one militant was killed, another five were injured.

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