Ukraine war updates: daily briefings as of June 27, 2016

Ukraine war updates from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of June 27, 2016 by ATO HQ operational data and Presidential Administration spokesman on ATO issues briefing: EMPR highlights.

(1) The situation in the war zone remains tense. Russian armed forces fulfilled 36 attacks upon Ukrainian troops positions over the last 24 hours, in particular: 4 times on Luhansk direction, 15 times on Donetsk direction and 17 times on Mariupol direction;

(2) Luhansk direction: Russian forces continue firing at Ukrainian troops positions in Popasna district; it worth mentioned, that 2 times the enemy opened fire from heavy weapons on this direction;

(3) Donetsk direction: first time Russian armed forces didn’t use heavy artillery against Ukrainian troops on this direction; meantime, heavy Russian mortar attacks reported in Troyitska, Novoselivka Druha and Avdiivka; the enemy opened massive fire at the Avdiivka industrial area after 5pm, which resulted 6-hours-long combats between Russian and Ukrainian armed forces there; Russian shelling also reported at Yasynuvata – Yakovlivka line; to this end, 9 times the enemy opened fire from heavy arms;

(4) Mariupol direction: the enemy actively used APCs and mortars all across the frontline; the most tough confrontation took place near Maryinka and Dokuchayivsk, where Ukrainian troops were forced by Russian occupiers to return fire; in particular, 5 times the enemy opened fire with heavy weapons;

(5) 3 Russian UAVs were spotted over the sky at the territory of southeast Ukraine (Pervomayska-Popasna, Bahmut district and Kostyantynivka district);

(6) Russian armed forces and their proxies have the following losses in the southeast Ukraine: 6 killed and 15 wounded in Luhansk Oblast;

(7)  1 Ukrainian serviceman killed in action and 4 more servicemen were wounded in action in southeast Ukraine over the last day.

EMPR

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