Ukraine war updates: daily briefings as of June 4, 2016

Ukraine war updates from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of June 4, 2016 by ATO HQ operational data and Presidential Administration spokesman on ATO issues briefing: EMPR highlights.

(1) Russian armed forces continue ceasefire violations in southeast Ukraine; Russian forces opened fire 49 times upon Ukrainian troops positions, including 3 times on Luhansk direction, 15 times on Donetsk direction and 31 times on Mariupol direction;

(2) Luhansk direction: Russian forces fired at Stanytsya Luhanska and Novooleksandrivka with the use of armored vehicles, rocket launchers and heavy machine guns;

(3) Donetsk direction: Russian armed forces actively used forbidden by the Minsk agreements 82-mm and 120-mm mortars while shelling at Avdiivka, Opytne, Novoselivka Druha, Pisky and Nevelske; the enemy released in total 46 mines upon Ukrainian troops positions; 1 Ukrainian civilian was wounded as a result of Russian shelling at Avdiivka and transported to the hospital; 1 hour – long Russian artillery shelling from 122-mm artillery took place near Avdiivka; the enemy fulfilled armed provocations near Zaytseve and Luhanske with the use of small arms, grenade launchers and heavy machine guns;

(4) Mariupol direction: the hottest spot remains in Maryinka, where Russian forces opened fire from 82-mm mortars and 122-mm artillery upon Ukrainian troops positions; Russian forces also actively used mortars against Ukrainian servicemen in Krasnogorivka, Pavlopol and Hnutove and released in  total 121 mines; Russian forces fired at residential areas in Maryinka and Krasnogorivka as a result, houses of civilians have been damaged;

(5) No lethal casualties reported among Ukrainian serviceman, but 5 servicemen wounded in action in southeast Ukraine over the last 24 hours.

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