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Russia's hybrid military forces attacked Ukrainian army positions in Donbas 62 times in the past 24 hours with one Ukrainian soldier reported as killed in action (KIA) and one as wounded in action (WIA), according to the press service of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.
"In the Mariupol sector, the invaders fired mortars of various calibers on the villages of Hnutove, Novotroyitske, Lebedynske, and Zaitseve. Grenade launchers and heavy machine guns were used to shell the villages of Hnutove, Pavlopil, Hranitne, and Vodiane. Infantry fighting vehicles repeatedly attacked the village of Shyrokyne, while anti-tank missiles were lobbed into Vodiane. Additionally, a sniper was active in the town of Avdiyivka," the report says.
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In the Luhansk sector, the Russian occupation forces repeatedly shelled the village of Valuiske, using grenade launchers and small arms.
The ATO HQ has called on civilians residing in the action area not to pick up fragments of shells, mines or other projectiles after attacks until police examine the scene. "It will be difficult for our state to use them as evidence in an international court without proper examination, photos and video footage."