Russia – Ukraine war updates: daily briefings as of July 18, 2019

Russia – Ukraine war updates from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of July 18, 2019 by Joint forces operation HQ data: EMPR highlights.

(1) Russian hybrid forces increased to 17 the number of attacks in the war zone in eastern Ukraine over the past day, including 1 case of the use of forbidden weaponry against Ukrainian troops. 

(2) Russian forces launced 14 attacks with the following types of weaponry in the East area:

APC - near Bogdanivka,

automatic grenade launchers - near Pavlopil (2 times),

easel anti tank grenade launchers – near Maryinka, Talakivka and Vodyane suburbs (2 times),

manual anti-tank grenade launchers - Pisky (2 times),

grenade launchers of different systems – near Mykolayivka and Bogdanivka (2 times),

high caliber machine guns – near Mykolayivka, Maryinka, Pavlopil, Bogdanivka, Krasnogorivka and Shyrokino (3 times),

small arms – near Shyrokino, Pisky and Bogdanivka.

(3) Russian proxies launched 1 attack upon Ukrainian troops positions with the below types of weaponry in the North area:

forbidden 82-mm mortar launchers – Katerynivka suburbs,

automatic grenade launchers – near Katerynivka,

high caliber machine guns – near Katerynivka.

(4) Russian forces losses over the last 24 hours are as follows: 4 wounded in actions.

(5) No losses reported among Ukrainian troops for the last 24 hours.

EMPR

Source and image credits: JFO HQ

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