The Ukrainian Armed Forces fired back / Photo from facebook.com/theministryofdefence.ua

One member of Russia's hybrid military forces in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, was eliminated and another one was wounded in the past day, according to the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation (JFO).

The JFO press center reported three instances when the enemy violated the ceasefire in Donbas on January 12.

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Ukrainian positions near the village of Novotoshkivske were attacked by an enemy infantry fighting vehicle, the JFO press center said in a morning update on Sunday. Grenade launchers of various systems and large-caliber machine guns were used near the village of Khutir Vilny and grenade launchers and small arms were used near the town of Avdiyivka in the Donetsk sector.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces fired back. No Ukrainian army casualties were reported.

The enemy has not yet opened fire since Sunday midnight, the JFO press center said.

As UNIAN reported earlier, the Russian-led forces mounted eight attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas on January 11. Two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded.