Russian-led forces mounted nine attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, in the past 24 hours.
"No Ukrainian army casualties have been reported in the past day. According to intelligence reports, five occupiers were killed," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation (JFO) said in an update on Facebook as of 07:00 Kyiv time on January 25, 2019.
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The enemy opened fire from automatic grenade launchers, grenade launchers, heavy machine guns, and small arms at the Ukrainian positions near the town of Maryinka, and the villages of Vodiane, Hnutove, Chermalyk, and Pavlopil.
In addition, the invaders engaged Ukrainian positions near the village of Krymske using 120mm mortars.
"Since Friday midnight, Russian-led forces haven't attacked Ukrainian positions yet," the report said.
