Ukraine war updates from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of June 24, 2016 by ATO HQ operational data and Presidential Administration spokesman on ATO issues briefing: EMPR highlights.
(1) The situation in the war zone remain tense. Russian armed forces fulfilled 50 attacks upon Ukrainian troops positions, in particular: 2 times on Luhansk direction, 15 times on Donetsk direction and 33 times on Mariupol direction;
(2) Luhansk direction: Russian shelling took place at crossline in Popasna district;
(3) Donetsk direction: the enemy continues use of heavy weapons, i. e. mortars and 122-mm cannons; the hottest spots remain around Horlivka and Avdiivka industrial area; Russian fire resulted demages of 3 residential houses and injury for one civilian in Avdiivka; to this end, 7 Russian attacks fulfilled with the use of heavy forbidden arms;
(4) Mariupol direction: Russian massive with the use of APC’s, mortar’ and sniper fire reported all across the frontline, in particular in Krasnogorivka, Maryinka, Dokuchaevsk suburb and Shyrokino; due to Russian occupiers aggressive actions Ukrainian troops were forced to return fire; 5 times Russian forces opened fire from heavy arms on this direction;
(5) 2 Russian UAVs were spotted over the war zone in southeast Ukraine during the last day;
(6) Russian armed forces and their proxies have the following losses in the southeast Ukraine: 1 killed and 5 wounded;
(7) Russia continues to supply its regular armed forces and proxies in the southeast Ukraine with heavy arms and ammunition: 5 echelons with ammunition (160 tonnes) and 2 tanks of fuel (100 tonnes) arrived to Krasnodon railway station;
(8) No lethal casualties among Ukrainian serviceman, 5 servicemen were wounded in action in southeast Ukraine over the last day; 1 MoIA staff killed and 4 more wounded as a result of the military car accident at the checkpoint near Lysachansk;
