Ukraine war updates from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of June 13, 2016 by ATO HQ operational data and Presidential Administration spokesman on ATO issues briefing: EMPR highlights.
(1) Number of Russian armed forces attacks in southeast Ukrainesed over the last day, the enemy opened fire in total 40 times upon Ukrainian troops positions, in particular: 1 time on Luhansk direction, 27 times on Donetsk direction and 12 times on Mariupol direction;
(2) Luhansk direction: Russian armed forces violated ceasefire regime near Novozvanivka;
(3) Donetsk direction: the hottest spots on this direction reported near Donetsk airport, Horlivka agglomeration and Svitlodarska line; the enemy uased mortar launchers all across the frontline; in particular, several Russian army shelling from 820mm, 120-mm mortars, heavy machine guns and grenade launchers as well as sniper fire took place near Avdiivka; number of Russian shelling at Butovka mine decreased, but the enemy fulfilled heavy mortar shelling there; Ukrainian positions near Zaytseve have been shelled by Russian forces from 120-mm artillery and APCs; the enemy firing from mortars upon Ukrainian troops in Mayorsk; Russian armed provocation with mortars, grenade launchers, antiaircraft installation, large caliber machine guns and APCs also reported on the west from Horlivka near the villages of Leninske, Troyitske and Novgorodske; Russian artillery attack at the village of Artemov resulted death of civilian woman; Russian shelling from mortar launchers and armored vehicles also reported in the village of Luhanske; it worth mention, Russian armed forces and militants intensify shelling at residential areas recently; to this end, Russia forces released 159 mortar mines and 6 artillery shells on this direction;
(4) Mariupol direction: number of Russian attacks decreased twice; Maryinka and Krasnogorivka came under the enemy fire, in particular, Russian forces released mortar mines, opened fire from grenade launchers and antiaircraft installation there; Russian sniper fire reported 2 times on this direction; to this end, Russian armed provocation reported near Hnutove, Talakivka, Vodyane and Shyrokino;
(5) 1 Russian UAV was spotted over the sky in Avdiivka industrial area;
(6) Russian forces’ losses in the war zone for the last day are as follows: 2 killed and 4 wounded;
(7) Russia supplies its armed forces and proxies in southeast Ukraine with arms, in particular: 70 military trucks with ammunition crosses the border (Izvarybe) into Ukraine toward the town of Krasnodon;
(8) No killed in action, but 3 Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in action in southeast Ukraine over the last 24 hours – officials from the ATO press center report;
