REUTERS

Russia's hybrid military forces mounted nine attacks on Ukrainian army positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, on August 29.

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"The armed forces of the Russian Federation and its mercenaries have violated the ceasefire nine times since the beginning of the current day," the press center of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) said in an evening update on Thursday.

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The enemy opened fire from cannons of infantry fighting vehicles, grenade launchers of various systems, heavy machine guns, and small arms.

Under attack were Ukrainian positions near the town of Maryinka, and the villages of Vodiane, Novohnativka, Hnutove, Pivdenne, Zaitseve, and Luhanske.

According to the update, there were no casualties among the Ukrainian military in the past day.

As UNIAN reported earlier, the latest ceasefire was introduced in the Donbas warzone from 00:01 on July 21. The JFO Headquarters emphasized that the Ukrainian troops units would "adequately respond" to enemy shelling in case of violation of the ceasefire by the invaders.