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Russian proxies fire Grad at areas near Krasnohorivka, Hirnyk last night
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions and civilian settlements in eastern Ukraine 25 times from 18:00 local time on Monday to midnight on Tuesday, using Grad multiple rocket launchers twice, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO). "Putin-backed mercenaries...
Militants attack ATO forces in Avdiyivka, killing and wounding Ukrainian servicemen
One Ukrainian soldier was killed and eight were wounded in militants' mortar attack on Ukrainian sappers in Avdiyivka at 15:30 Kyiv time, said President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in Lviv today. The shelling is said to have been carried out with the use of 82-mm mortars, which should have been withdrawn according to the...
No sustainable ceasefire in Donbas – Klimkin tells Ukraine Today
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said that there was no sustainable ceasefire in Donbas and the Minsk peace process is jeopardized, according to Ukraine Today. "We did not have any sustainable ceasefire. It was a very fragile process and we still have no confidence in the process, without full access to Donbas....
ATO HQ: Militants deploy Grad systems and self-propelled artillery near Makiyivka
The pro-Russian militants have deployed Grad multiple rocket launchers and self-propelled artillery at the cemetery in the village of Lisne near the militant-occupied town of Makiyivka, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) has reported late Wednesday, with reference to intelligence data. "According to...
Poroshenko says Ukrainian troops allowed to return fire if attacked
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko admits that the situation in Donbas has been escalating despite the Minsk peace agreements and reiterates that Ukrainian troops are allowed to return fire if attacked by Russian-backed militants. "These attempts to disrupt the Minsk agreement – not only by provoking the...
Militants attack Ukrainian forces across conflict zone, situation most tense near Donetsk
The combined Russian-separatist forces are firing on the Ukrainian army positions in all directions, the most tense situation is to the west of the city of Donetsk, Head of the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters, Colonel Oleksandr Motuzianyk said at a briefing on Tuesday, according to an UNIAN...
Joint Centre for Control: Russia still arming proxies in Donbas
The Ukrainian members of the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination (JCCC) of the Ceasefire and Stabilization of the Parties' Demarcation Line in Donbas report that Russia continues supplying weapons to its proxies in eastern Ukraine, according to the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO). "Another...
Russian proxies attack ATO forces 13 times overnight
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 13 times overnight, using grenade launchers of different caliber, anti-aircraft guns and small arms, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) wrote on Facebook on Saturday. "The militants fired six times on the town of...
Russian proxies fire grenade launchers on ATO forces overnight
The combined Russian-separatist forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in eastern Ukraine 12 times overnight, using grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) wrote on Facebook on Thursday. "The pro-Russian militants were firing on the villages of Opytne,...
Five Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Donbas conflict zone in last day Read more
No Ukrainian soldiers were killed but five were wounded in the Donbas conflict zone over the last 24 hours, presidential administration spokesman for the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Colonel Andriy Lysenko said at a briefing in Kyiv on Monday. "Yesterday night, the militants intensified their attacks on ATO forces along...
Russian proxies fire small arms on ATO forces near Pisky overnight
The situation was tense in the Donbas conflict zone in the last day as the combined Russian-separatist forces opened fire thrice on the Ukrainian army positions, the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) wrote on Facebook on Tuesday. "From 23:15 to 23:50 local time on Monday, the militants were firing small...
Russian soldiers refuse Donbas deployment, face prosecution – Ukraine Intelligence
Numerous cases recorded of the Russian troops disobeying orders in defiance of deployment in Ukrainian Donbas, according to the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry. "The Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation opened 80 criminal cases under Art. 337 of the Criminal Code of Russia...