Donbas invaders on April 6 fired at the positions of the Ukrainian troops seven times, including twice with the use of weapons prohibited by the Minsk agreements, according to the Joint Forces Operation HQ.
Also, Russian-occupation forces fired at positions of JF units using arms installed on infantry fighting vehicles, as well as grenade launchers, large-caliber machine guns, and small arms.
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In the area of responsibility of the operational-tactical grouping "Skhid" [East], the enemy six times fired at Ukrainian strongholds: from 120mm mortars -- near the village of Pavlopil; from weapons installed on infantry fighting vehicles, as well as large-caliber machine guns -- near the village of Pisky; from heavy grenade launchers and large-caliber machine guns -- near the village of Shyrokyne; from anti-tank grenade launchers and large-caliber machine guns -- near the village of Opytne; from anti-tank grenade launchers and small arms -- in the area of Starohnativka and from anti-tank missile launchers -- near Avdiyivka.
The Joint Forces returned fire. Enemy losses are being specified.
As UNIAN reported earlier, on April 5, the occupiers violated ceasefire 17 times in the Joint Forces Operation zone, with one Ukrainian defender reported as killed in action and another two injured.
