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Russia's hybrid military forces on May 27 mounted seven attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine.

"The Russian Federation's armed formations violated the ceasefire seven times in the past day," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation said in a Facebook update as of 07:00 Kyiv time on May 28, 2020.

Russia-led forces opened fire, employing proscribed 120mm and 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of various types, and rifles.

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Under attack came Ukrainian positions near the villages of Novotroyitske, Shyrokyne, Starohnativka, Luhanske, Krymske, and Novoluhanske.

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Joint Forces returned fire to each enemy shelling.

Ukrainian defenders spotted an enemy UAV near the town of Maryinka. Using non-proscribed weapons, the Ukrainian military brought it down.

The enemy did not attack Ukrainian positions from 00:00 to 07:00 Kyiv time on May 28.

No casualties were reported among Ukrainian troops over the period under review.