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

"The armed forces of the Russian Federation violated the ceasefire nine times on February 16," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation said in a Facebook update as of 07:00 Kyiv time on February 17, 2020.

The enemy opened fire, employing proscribed 120mm and 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of various types, heavy machine guns, and rifles.

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Under attack came Ukrainian positions near the town of Maryinka, and the villages of Lebedynske, Novoluhanske, Krymske, Orikhove, Novozvanivka, and Khutir Vilny.

No casualties were reported among Ukrainian troops in the past day.

The enemy did not attack Ukrainian positions from 00:00 to 07:00 Kyiv time on February 17.