Ukraine war updates: daily briefings as of June 3, 2016

Ukraine war updates from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of June 3, 2016 by ATO HQ operational data and Presidential Administration spokesman on ATO issues briefing: EMPR highlights.

(1) Russian armed forces and their militants continue Minsk agreement violations in the war zone in southeast Ukraine; the number of shelling over the last day remain high, Russian forces opened fire 48 times upon Ukrainian troops positions, including  4 times on Luhansk direction, 14 times on Donetsk direction and 31 times on Mariupol direction;

(2) Luhansk direction: Stanytsya Luhanska and Novozvanivka over the last day;

(3) Donetsk direction: Russian armed forces actively used mortars and APCs over the last day on these direction; 250 mortar mines have been released by the enemy upon Ukrainian troops positions; Svitlodarska line, Zaytseve, Novoselivka Druha, Avdiivka and Opytne reported as the hottest spots over the day;

(4) Mariupol direction: Russian shellings remain at the high level, including 12 from forbidden mortars; the enemy opened fire all across the front line; Krasnogorivka, Maryinka, Novoroytske and Shyrokino reported as the hottest spots on this direction; 4 houses demolished as a result of Russian forces shelling at Maryinka and Krasnogorivka; mentioned settlements partly lost electricity supply;

(5) Russia continues to supply its armed forces and proxies in southeast Ukraine; in particular, 2 buses with 80 Russian servicemen arrived to Novoazovsk; 15 Russian tanks have been moved to Dyakove, Luhansk Oblast;  200 tonnes of fuel and lubricants (4 tankers) arrived to Rovenky railway station;

(6) Russian forces losses in Donbass war over the last day are as follows: 4 killed and 2 wounded;

(7) No lethal casualties reported among Ukrainian serviceman over the last 24 hours, but 8 servicemen wounded in action in southeast Ukraine (Zaytseve, Novoselivka Druga, Avdiivka).

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