Russia – Ukraine war updates: daily briefings as of February 24, 2019

Russia – Ukraine war updates from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of February 24, 2019 by Joint forces operation HQ data: EMPR highlights.

(1) Russian hybrid forces launched 11 attacks in the war zone in eastern Ukraine for the past day. They fired 8 times with the use of forbidden weaponry and released 44 mines of 120-mm and 82-mm calibers.

(2) Russian occupiers launched 5 attacks with the following types of weaponry in the East area:

forbidden 120-mm mortar launchers – in the area of Vodyane,

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

antitank missile system – in the area of the settlement Chermalyk,

grenade launchers of different systems – near the settlement of Pavlopil,

high caliber machine guns – near the settlement of Pavlopil.

(3) Russian proxies fired 6 times with the following types of weaponry in the North area:

forbidden 120-mm mortar launchers – near Katerynivka (2 times),

forbidden 82-mm mortar launchers – near Krymske (3 times), near Katerynivka (2 times),

automatic easel grenade launchers – near Katerynivka,

easel antitank grenade launchers – near Novozvanivka,

high caliber machine guns – near Katerynivka and Novozvanivka,

small arms – near Novozvanivka.

(4) Russian forces losses over the last 24rhours are as follows: 2 killed in actions and 2 wounded in actions.

(5) 1 Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in action for the last 24 hours.

EMPR

Source and image credits: JFO HQ

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