{"id":41339,"date":"2015-09-07T13:08:25","date_gmt":"2015-09-07T13:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=33048"},"modified":"2015-09-07T18:25:01","modified_gmt":"2015-09-07T15:25:01","slug":"33048-andrij-lisenko-90","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/33048-andrij-lisenko-90","title":{"rendered":"Andriy Lysenko: no use of heavy weapons observed along the frontline, Ukrainian troops incur no loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kyiv, September 7, 2015.<\/strong> <\/em>The ceasefire in the east of Ukraine still holds. The situation near Bakhmutivska road and in the Mariupol sector remained absolutely calm. \u201cThere were no cases of heavy weapons use by pro-Russian militants groups observed. The Armed Forces of Ukraine incurred no losses in combat yesterday,\u201d said by Colonel Andriy Lysenko, spokesperson of Administration of the President of Ukraine on ATO-related issues, at a press briefing at Ukraine Crisis Media Center.<\/p>\n

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One militants\u2019 armed provocation took place near Shchastia where they fired from a grenade launcher several times. Ukrainian troops found five corpses of militants\u2019 spies in the vicinity of Bolotene in Stanytsia Luhanska district. The raiders crossed the Siverskyi Donets river and tripped mines two weeks ago. \u201cChevrons on their uniform showed they belonged to the gang of the late \u2018Batman\u2019,\u201d said Col. Lysenko.<\/p>\n

Militants conducted two attacks in the Donetsk sector using light arms near Svitlodarsk. Militants\u2019 snipers were working north of Horlivka near Zaitseve. The ceasefire held in the area from Horlivka to Yasynuvata. Another provocation took place between Spartak and Avdiivka, where militants were shooting from light arms, grenade launchers and infantry combat vehicles (ICV). \u201cThe tensest situation was in the vicinity of Maryinka where the enemy delivered disturbing fire on leading Ukrainian positions from Petrovskyi area in Donetsk. The militants also used ICVs,\u201d said the spokesperson.<\/p>\n

Ukrainian troops observed one flight of militants\u2019 unmanned aerial vehicle near Mariupol yesterday.\u00a0 Two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the past twenty-four hours as a result of pro-Russian militants\u2019 provocations.<\/p>\n

Ukraine\u2019s Security Services detained a Russian citizen fighting for militants. The man with nom de guerre \u2018Rumyn\u2019 was detained near Slavne in Maryinka district, Donetsk region. \u2018Rumyn\u2019 is an ex-convict recruited by the Federal Security Service in Russian penal colony. Later he came to Donbas and was actively fighting against the Ukrainian troops,\u201d said Col. Lysenko.<\/p>\n

Ukraine\u2019s Security Services continues implementing program of returning citizens who voluntarily withdrew from participation in combat for self-proclaimed \u201cDPR\u201d and \u201cLPR\u201d to the territory controlled by Ukraine. \u201cThese days another insurgent who used to participate in Vostok gang came back to his family. The man came to Ukrainian law enforcement authorities voluntarily, admitted his offense and agreed to assist the investigation,\u201d said Col. Lysenko.<\/p>\n