Ukraine war updates: daily briefings as of June 9, 2016

Ukraine war updates from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of June 9, 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, they opened fire 36 times upon Ukrainian troops positions over the last day, including  1 time on Luhansk direction, 23 times on Donetsk direction and  19 times on Mariupol direction;

(2) Luhansk direction: Russian forces continue shelling in Popasna district;

(3) Donetsk direction: hard firefights between Russian forces and Ukrainian troops reported in Avdiivka industrial area and near Butyvka mine; the enemy concentrated heavy weapons and equipment at the contact line, in particular, mortar and artillery battery were spotted at the Yasynuvata – Mineralne – Spartak – Donetsk line; Russian forces opened fire two times from the heavy 152-mm cannons; Russian mortars shelling also took place all across the frontline; beside that, tense situation reported at Svitlodarska line, Zaytseve, Mayorsk, the village of Pivdenne, Opytne and Pisky; to this end, Russian forces 14 times opened fire from heavy arms on this direction;

(4) Mariupol direction: the epicenter of Russian-Ukrainian firefights remains in Novotroytske; where the heaviest Russian artillery shelling took place, in addition, Russian mortars were used there 4 times and finally, 30 cannon shells and 40 mortar mines were released toward Ukrainian troops positions;  beside that, the enemy’s provocations and shelling took place all across the frontline from Maryinka to Shyrokino; to this end, Russian forces 9 times opened fire from heavy arms;

(5) 3 Russian UAVs spotted over the sky near Bakhmut root, Avdiivka and Krasnogorivka;

(6) Russian forces’ losses in the war zone for the last day are as follows: 2 killed and 3 wounded;

(7) 1 Ukrainian serviceman killed in action, 4 Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in action and 1 Ukrainian border guard was wounded in southeast Ukraine  over the last 24 hours.

EMPR

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