Russian-led forces mounted six attacks on the Ukrainian army from 07:00 to 18:00 Kyiv time on Friday, August 3; they used proscribed weapons in one of the instances, the press center of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) headquarters has said.
“Invaders opened aimed fire from grenade launchers and small arms to attack the Joint Forces’ positions near the town of Maryinka and the villages of Vodiane, Lebedynske, and Pavlopol. What is more, they used proscribed 82mm mortars to shell [the Ukrainian] positions near the village of Talakivka,” the JFO HQ said on Facebook on Friday evening.
No Ukrainian army casualties have been reported. The situation remains under control, the JFO HQ said.