Ukraine war updates: daily briefings as of August 9, 2016

Ukraine war updates from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of August 9, 2016 by ATO HQ operational data and Presidential Administration spokesman on ATO issues briefing: EMPR highlights.

(1) The situation in the war zone in southeast Ukraine remains tense. Russian hybrid forces opened fire 47 times upon Ukrainian troops positions over the last day, including: 11 times on Luhansk direction, 16 times on Donetsk direction and 20 times on Mariupol direction;

(2) Luhansk direction: Russian forces violated ceasefire regime in Novotoshkivske, Novozvanivka, Novooleksandrivka and Popasna with the use of mortar fire, grenade launchers, machine guns and small arms; the enemy also used grenade launchers, small arms and sniper fire in Zolote; 4 times the enemy opened fire from heavy forbidden weapons;

(3) Donetsk direction: the hottest spots remain the same, in particular – Svitlodarska line, Avdiivka industrial area, Horlivka, Opytne; Russian occupiers fulfilled 1 attack with 152-mm heaviest forbidden artillery in Luhanske and 6 mortar attacks all across the frontline; the enemy used mortars and grenade launchers of different calibers at ;Troyitske – Verkhnyotoretske – Avdiivka front direction; Russian attacks with machine guns fire reported upon Ukrainian troops positions near Kamyanka, while grenade launchers fire – upon positions in Mayorsk;

(4) Mariupol direction: the epicenter of firefight was in Shyrokino, where the heaviest attacks launched by Russian hybrid forces, in particular: 1-hour-long massive artillery attack with 145 artillery shells released, 2 heavy mortar attacks with 100 mortar mines released as well as attack with forbidden 122-mm cannons; the enemy also used mortar fire and released 116 mines at Krasnogorivka, Hnutove and Vodyane; grenade launchers, the enemy also opened fire with machine guns and small arms at Maryinka and Starognativka; 9 Russian attacks reported from heavy forbidden weapons this direction;

(5) 2 Russian UAVs and 1 more unmanned aerial vehicle ‘Orlan-10’ (produced for the Russian Government) were spotted over the sky on Mariupol direction over the last day;

(6) Russia continues supply of its troops and proxies with manpower and ammunition: 4 wagons with spare parts for tanks and 7 tankers of fuel and lubricants arrived to the Donetsk railway hub; 4 wagons and 6 tankers of fuel and lubricants arrived to Kuteynukove railway station; 5 tanks, 3 APCs-2, 2 self-propelled artillery guns of 152-mm caliber, 2 military trucks ‘Ural’ and 2 wagons with manpower arrived to the Illovaysk railway hub;

(7) Russian hybrid forces’s losses over the last day are as follows: 9 wounded;

(8) 1 Ukrainian serviceman killed in action and 5 servicemen were wounded in action in the war zone in southeast Ukraine (all cases on Mariupol direction) over the last 24 hours.

EMPR

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