Russia – Ukraine war updates: daily briefings as of July 20, 2018

Russia – Ukraine war updates from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of  July 20, 2018 by Joint forces operation HQ data: EMPR highlights.

(1) Russian hybrid forces launched 18 attacks upon Ukrainian troops positions in the war zone in eastern Ukraine over the last 24 hours.

(2) North direction: Russian occupiers shelling with grenade launchers and high caliber machine guns took place in Krymske, Luhanske, Zhovte and Svitlodarsk  Russian proxies shelling. In particular, the enemy released 8 mines of forbidden 82-mm caliber upon Ukrainian troops positions in Novoluhanske.

(3) Donetsk direction: Russian forces used grenade launchers, high caliber machine guns and small arms during attacks of the settlements of Mayorsk, Kamyanka and Avdiivka. Pisky and Novomykhaylivka came under Russian occupiers fire of automatic easel grenade launchers. In total, the enemy violates ceasefire regime 6 times on this dirtection.

(4)  Mariupol direction: Russian proxies fired with grenade launchers, high caliber machine guns and small arms upon Ukrainian defenders in Vodyane, Hnutove and Shyrokino.

(5) 4 Russian UAVs were spotted over the sky in the war zone in eastern Ukraine.

(6) No lethal casualties as well as no wounded in action reported among Ukrainian serviceman for the past day.

EMPR

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