Russia – Ukraine war updates: daily briefings as of June 16, 2019

Russia – Ukraine war updates from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of June 16, 2019 by Joint forces operation HQ data: EMPR highlights.

(1) Russian hybrid forces launched 21 attacks in the war zone in eastern Ukraine over the past day with the use of forbidden weaponry in 4 cases.

(2) Russian forces launced 13 attacks with the following weaponry in the East area:

forbidden 120-mm mortar launcher – near Avdyivka (4 times),

forbidden 82-mm mortar launcher – near Avdyivka (4 times) and Pisky,

APC – near Vodyane (3 times),

manual anti-tank grenade launchers – in the area of Verkhnyotoretske and Pisky,

grenade launchers of different systems – near Lebedynske (2 times), Avdyivka, and Vodyane,

high caliber machine guns – near Levebynske (2 times), Avdyivka, and Krasnogorivka,

small arms – near Avdyivka, Novotroytske, Krasnogorivka, and Vodyane.

(3) Russian occupiers launched 8 attacks with the following types of weaponry in the North area:

forbidden 82-mm mortar launchers – near Travneve,

automatic grenade launchers – near Novoluhanske, Zaytseve, and Travneve,

high caliber machine guns – near Zaytseve and Travneve,

grenade launchers of different systems – near Stanytsya Luhanska (4 times), and Krymske suburbs,

small arms – near Stanytsya Luhanska and Krymske suburbs.

(4) Russian forces losses over the last 24 hours are as follows: 1 killed in actions.

(5) No losses among Ukrainian servicemen reported in the war zone in Euasten Ukraine for the past day.

EMPR

Source and image credits: JFO HQ

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