09:56 09.08.2018

One killed, three wounded in 44 attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas over past day

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One killed, three wounded in 44 attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas over past day

One Ukrainian soldier was killed, three more were injured, and contact with another one was lost during a combat clash as militants have violated the ceasefire in Donbas 44 times over the past 24 hours, the press center of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) headquarters has said.

"The enemy opened fire on the positions of our troops 44 times, including twice from heavy weapons," the JFO HQ said in a report published on its page on Facebook on Thursday morning.

Militants used grenade launchers, large-caliber machineguns and small arms, as well as IFV weapons in some areas. They fired at the defenders of Krymske, Novozvanivka, Zolote, Luhanske, Novoluhanske, Novoselivka Druha, Novomykhailivka, Krasnohorivka, Maryinka, Avdiyivka, Hnutove, Lebedynske, Pavlopil, Vodiane and Shyrokyne.

The enemy fired from 82mm mortars on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces near Krymske and Avdiyivka, and a combat clash was recorded near Mayorsk.

"During the current day, gunmen from Russian occupation troops opened fire seven times on the positions of Ukrainian defenders near Novozvanivka, Luhanske, Maryinka, Krasnohorivka and Lebedynske," the report said.

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