Russian occupation forces have cynically violated the "Christmas ceasefire" as they attacked the Ukrainian army positions three times on December 23, according to the press center of the Ukrainian Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) Headquarters.
In the Luhansk sector, the militants fired an 82mm mortar, grenade launchers, heavy machine guns and small arms on the Ukrainian fortified positions near the village of Luhanske at the Svitlodarska Duha bulge. An enemy sniper also shelled the Ukrainian soldiers in this area.
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"Such insidious actions of the Russian mercenaries testify to interest in further aggravation of the conflict and demonstrate the unwillingness to observe the ceasefire," the ATO HQ said.