Since the beginning of the current day, occupants carried out nine shellings at positions of Ukrainian soldiers in Donbas and used weapons of prohibited calibers. It was reported by the HQ of the Joint Forces Operation.
Large-caliber machine guns, anti-tank grenade launchers were used during the shellings of the positions near Luhanske; automatic grenade launchers - near Zaitseve; large-caliber machine guns - in the area of Luhanske.
Russian militants fired at positions near Vodiane, using 122-mm artillery; large-caliber machine guns and anti-tank grenade launchers - near Pischevik and Pavlopol; anti-tank grenade launchers, machine guns, and small arms were used in the area of Piskiv.
There are no casualties among Ukrainian soldiers reported.
As we reported earlier, Spokesman for the president of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that preparations for the summit in the Normandy format are not in progress, as one of the parties is changing its position, Ria news reports.
“Let's put it this way, the Normandy format, it has some difficulties with proper preparation, and it takes such valuable time,” Peskov said.
Peskov added that there were no specific dates for the meeting.