Occupation forces fire on Armed Forces positions 39 times, one soldier killed, four wounded

14:32, 25.08.2018 1 min read

Occupation forces had fired on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine 39 times over the past day, as a result one soldier was killed and four were wounded, the press center of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) headquarters said.

The hostile forces fired 120mm and 82mm mortars, infantry fighting vehicle weapons, and various types of grenade launchers, large-caliber machine guns and small arms, according to the report. The Joint Forces Operation positions in the areas of the populated localities of Krymske, Svitlodarsk, Yuzhne, Avdiyivka, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka, Hranytne, Hnutove, Pavlopil, Lebedynske, and Shyrokyne came under fire.

Further, as reported, illegal armed groups fired 152mm artillery guns at the village of Vrubivka in Luhansk region. A 35-year-old local resident was killed, three homes and a local school were damaged in the gunfire.