Ukraine reports one KIA, one WIA amid eight enemy attacks in Donbas on Jan 9

Russia's hybrid military forces on January 9 mounted six attacks on Ukrainian Army positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, with one Ukrainian soldier reported as killed in action (KIA) and another one as wounded in action (WIA).

"The armed forces of the Russian Federation violated the ceasefire six times on January 9. One Ukrainian soldier was killed and another one was wounded as a result of enemy shelling," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation Headquarters said in an update posted on Facebook as of 07:00 Kyiv time on January 10.

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The enemy engaged Ukrainian troops with grenade launchers of various types, heavy machine guns, and small arms.

Under attack came Ukrainian positions near the town of Krasnohorivka, and the villages of Pavlopil, Vodiane, Nevelske, Pisky, and Khutir Vilny.

"From Friday midnight, Russia-led forces attacked Ukrainian positions once near the town of Maryinka, employing grenade launchers of various types, heavy machine guns, and rifles," the update said.