Russian-led forces have attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 10 times since the beginning of June 1, no casualties among the Ukrainian Joint Forces as of 09:00 a.m. Kyiv time were reported, Ukraine’s Defense Ministry has said.
Russia-backed separatists opened fire from grenade launchers of various types, large-caliber machine guns and small arms near the villages of Shyrokyne, Talaivka, Hnutove, Berezove, Pyshchevyk, Vodiane and the town of Maryinka to provoke Ukrainian troops into firing back, the ministry said in an update on June 1.
“Russia-led forces shelling with the use of a 120mm mortar was aimed at the defenders of the village of Krymske in the Luhansk sector,” it said.
