Russia – Ukraine war updates from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of May 8, 2020 by Joint forces operation HQ data: EMPR highlights.
(1) Russian hybrid forces increased to 21 the number of attacks in the war zone in eastern Ukraine for the last day. The enemy used forbidden 122-mm artillery, 120-mm and 82-mm mortar launchers during attacks upon Ukrainian troops positions.
(2) Russian proxies launched attack in the North area with the use of the following types of arms:
forbidden 122-mm artillery – near Novotoshkivske (4 times and 19 rounds released),
forbidden 120-mm and 82-mm mortar launchers – near Novotoshkivske (4 times and 10 mines released),
forbidden 120-mm mortar launchers – near Krymske (2 times),
forbidden 82-mm mortar launchers – near Orikhove (2 times and 30 mines released) and Krymske (2 times),
grenade launchers – near Orikhove (2 times),
large caliber machine guns – near Orikhove (2 times),
(3) Russian proxies launched attacks in the East area with the use of the following types of arms:
forbidden 82-mm mortar launchers – near Shyrokino (3 times) and Maryinka (2 times),
easel anti-tank grenade launchers – near Shyrokino (3 times), Maryinka (2 times) and Avdyivka,
manual anti-tank grenade launchers – near Avdyivka,
automatic grenade launchers – near Novoselivka Druha,
grenade launchers – near Taramchuk, Pisky, Nevelske,
large caliber machine guns – near Shyrokino (3 times), Maryinka (2 times), Avdyivka, Taramchuk, Pisky, Nevelske,
APC fire – near Starognativka,
UAV – near Starognativka,
small arms – near Maryinka (2 times), Taramchuk, Pisky, Nevelske and Avdyivka,
(4) Russian forces losses are as follows: 7 killed in actions and 5 wounded in actions.
(5) 6 Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in actions for the last 24 hours.
Tags: avdiivka Conflict zone donetsk oblast EMPR krymske luhansk oblast maryinka nevelske novoselivka druha novotoshkivske NSC orikhove pisky Russia russia ukraine war russian artillery ukraine Shyrokyne starognativka taramchuk Ukraine war war in ukraine latest newsRussia – Ukraine war latest updates from the General Staff of Ukraine as of June…
On June 19, veterans, human rights activists, and trade unions gathered near the Trade Union…
The enemy has complicated the process by handing over remains mixed with bodies in the…
Russian troops have reduced the activity of their assault units near the border of Sumy…
Many injured, damaged businesses and homes: the Russians shelled the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, and Dnipropetrovsk regions.…
The temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant cannot be restarted until the war ends, as…