Russia – Ukraine war updates: daily briefings as of February 17, 2019

Russia – Ukraine war updates from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of February 17, 2019 by Joint forces operation HQ data: EMPR highlights.

(1) Russian hybrid forces launched 6 attacks in the war zone in eastern Ukraine for the last day, including 1 attack with the use of forbidden weaponry.

(2) Russian occupiers fired with the following types of weaponry in the East area:

grenade launchers – near Avdyivka (2 times),

rocket-propelled grenade – near the settlements of Pavlopil and Hnutove,

high caliber machine guns – in the area of Pavlopil,

small arms – in the area of Avdyivka (2 times) and near the settlement of Hnutove.

(3) Russian proxies fired with the following weaponry in the North area:

forbidden 82-mm mortar launchers – near the settlement of Krymske,

rocket-propelled grenade – near the settlement of Krymske,

high caliber machine guns – near the settlement of Krymske,

small arms – near the settlement of Krymske.

(4) Russian forces losses over the last day are as follows: 5 killed in actions and 4 wounded in actions.

(5) 1 Ukrainian servicema was killed in action and 1 serviceman was wounded in actions reported among Ukrainian servicemen for the past day.

EMPR

Source and image credits: JFO HQ

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