Ukraine war updates: daily briefings as of July 4, 2016

Ukraine war updates from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of July 4, 2016 by ATO HQ operational data and Presidential Administration spokesman on ATO issues briefing: EMPR highlights.

(1) The situation in the war zone dramatically intensified. Russian forces and their proxies opened fire 61 times upon Ukrainian troops positions, in particular: 3 times on Luhansk direction, 38 times on Donetsk direction and 20 on Mariupol direction;

(2) Luhansk direction: Russian snipers violated ceasefire at Bakhmut root by 30-min endless firing; Russian provocations took place in Novooleksandryvka and Novotoshkyvske;

(3) Donetsk direction: Russian forces actively used heavy arms all across the frontline round the clock; in particular: artillery shelling reported at Zaytseve and Pisky, while mortar shelling all along the front at Horlivka – Avdiivka – Donetsk airport; especially powerful firefights between Ukrainian armed forces and Russian occupiers reported in Mayorsk and Avdiivka industrial area; to this end, 13 times Russian forces opened fire from heavy weaponry on this direction over the las day;

(4) Mariupol direction: situation remains tense; Russian forces actively used artillery fire at Talakivka – Shyrokine front direction and released 80 shells upon Ukrainian troops positions; also the tense atmosphere reported in Maryonskiy district; to this end, 11 times Russian opened fire from forbidden heavy weapons;

(5) 4 Russian UAVs spotted over the sky in southeast Ukraine over the last day (Maryinka, Novotroytske);

(6) Russia has the following losses among its troops and allies in the war zone in southeast Ukraine: 5 killed and 6 wounded;

(7)  No lethal casualties reported among Ukrainian servicemen, but 2 servicemen were wounded in action in southeast Ukraine over the last day.

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