Ukraine records nine ceasefire violations in Donbas on March 17 / Photo from UNIAN
There were no casualties in the past day.
The Command of Ukraine's Armed Forces has reported nine violations of the latest ceasefire agreement committed by Russia-controlled armed groups in the Donbas warzone on Wednesday, March 17.
"In the past day, March 17, nine ceasefire violations were recorded in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) zone," the press center of the Ukrainian JFO Command said on Facebook in an update as of 07:00 Kyiv time on March 18, 2021.
In particular, Russia-led forces fired grenade launchers of various systems and heavy machine guns near the villages of Pisky and Hnutove.
They also used proscribed 82mm mortars, hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers, heavy machine guns, automatic and anti-tank grenade launchers toward Ukrainian positions near the village of Luhanske.
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The Joint Forces had to fire back, the report said.
There were no casualties in the past day.
The violations were reported to OSCE representatives through the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) of the ceasefire in Donbas.
Since midnight, enemy forces have not attacked Ukrainian troops.
The Ukrainian military say the situation is under their full control.