The Joint Forces had to fire back.
The Command of Ukraine's Armed Forces has reported one killed in action (KIA) amid seven violations of the ceasefire agreement by Russia-controlled armed groups in the Donbas warzone on Sunday, February 28.
"In the past day, February 28, seven 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 1, 2021.
In particular, Russia's armed formations fired proscribed 120mm mortars, grenade launchers of various systems, heavy machine guns, and automatic and sniper rifles near the village of Pyshchevyk.
"A Ukrainian soldier was killed as a result of the shelling," reads the report.
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What is more, the occupation forces fired automatic grenade launchers near the village of Verkhniotoretske.
The Joint Forces had to fire back, the report said.
Since midnight on Monday, March 1, one ceasefire violation has been recorded in the JFO zone. In particular, the Russian Federation's armed formations fired automatic and anti-tank grenade launchers near the village of Pavlopil.
On Saturday, February 27, Ukraine's JFO HQ reported nine enemy attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas.
The Ukrainian military say the situation is under full control now.