Over the past 24 hours twelve ceasefire violations were recorded in the Joint Forces Operation area in eastern Ukraine.

“The enemy fired grenade machine guns and hand-held antitank grenade launchers on Ukrainian positions near Zaitseve; 120mm mortars banned under the Minsk agreements – outside Verkhniotoretske; 122mm artillery - towards New York; hand-held antitank grenade launchers - in the area of Zolote-4; grenade launchers of different systems and small arms - near Katerynivka; three attacks using grenade launchers of different systems, heavy machine guns, and small arms were launched outside Novooleksandrivka; two attacks using heavy machine guns, small arms, and 82mm mortars - near Prychepylivka; two attacks using heavy machine guns and hand-held antitank grenade launchers - towards Popasna”, - the press center of the Joint Forces Operation Headquarters reported.

One Ukrainian soldier received a fatal wound in the enemy shelling.