Ukraine war updates: daily briefings as of June 2, 2016

Ukraine war updates from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of June 2, 2016 by ATO HQ operational data and Presidential Administration spokesman on ATO issues briefing: EMPR highlights.

(1) Russian armed forces and their proxies continue Minsk agreement violations in the war zone in southeast Ukraine; they dramatically increase number of shelling over the last day; thus Russian forces opened fire 51 times upon Ukrainian troops positions, including  15 times on Donetsk direction and 34 times on Mariupol direction;

(2) Luhansk direction: situation was calm on this direction over the last day;

(3) Donetsk direction: Russian forces fulfilled a series of attacks at Novoselyvka Druga, Avdiivka and Krasnogorivka and released about 60 mines upon Ukrainian forces positions there; 1 combat reported near Troytske, where Ukrainian troops successfully repelled the enemy’s attack; a series of Russian armed provocation reported in Luhanske and around Horlivka; situation in Donetsk airport was calm;

(4) Mariupol direction: firefights increased on this direction; 2-hours-long combat between Russian forces and Ukrainian troops took place near Maryinka; the enemy opened fire from forbidden mortar launchers in Krasnogorivka, Vodyane and Shyrokino; situation was tense all across the front line;

(5) 2 Russian UAVs spotted over the sky on this territory of southeast Ukraine during the last day (over Avdiidka and Taranchuk);

(6) Russia continues supply its armed forces and proxies in southeast Ukraine with bullets and arms; in particular, 1650 tonnes of fuel and lubricants (33 tanks) arrived to Rovenky railway station; 10 tanks and 7 BM-21 Grads arrived to Luhansk Oblast through Russia-Ukraine border cross point Dovzhanskiy;

(7) Russian forces losses in Donbass war over the last day are as follows: 2 killed and 3 wounded (near Troyitske and Maryinka);

(8) No lethal casualties reported among Ukrainian serviceman over the last 24 hours, but 2 servicemen wounded in action in southeast Ukraine (in Troyitske and Zaytseve).

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