{"id":64844,"date":"2016-12-20T15:42:38","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T15:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uacrisis.org\/?p=50964"},"modified":"2016-12-20T18:18:04","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T16:18:04","slug":"50964-weekly-mod-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uacrisis.org\/en\/50964-weekly-mod-8","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian military engaged in an intense battle with Russian proxy forces in the Donetsk sector \u2013 Defense Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"

The number of hostilities was stable all days of the week except for a tough engagement in the Donetsk sector.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Donetsk sector
\n<\/strong>On December 18, the Ukrainian Armed Forces engaged in a battle with Russia-backed militant forces near Luhanske village in the Donetsk sector. As a result of the military action, five Ukrainian servicemen were killed in action, six were wounded in action and 10 more suffered concussion and other traumas, stated Vilyen Pidgornyy, Ministry of Defense spokesperson at a press briefing at Ukraine Crisis Media Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe enemy grossly violated ceasefire, opening fire from the heavy artillery to seize two Ukrainian positions in a bid to undermine the line of defense in the Bakhmut district. The militants started firing from their positions in the residential districts and then went on the offensive. After the enemy\u2019s retreat, Russian proxies attempted another attack in two hours,\u201d explained Mr Pidgornyy. \u00a0The third attack started after 5 p.m. and was most powerful. \u201cThe enemy fired dozens of artillery rounds and around 700 mortar mines. Ukrainian Armed Forces contained the militant\u2019s advance and defended their positions, repelling all the attacks and inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The casualties of Russia proxies are estimated to approach 50 killed and wounded militants.<\/p>\n

Primarily ceasefire was violated in the area of Avdiivka, Luhanske village and Horlivka perimeter.<\/p>\n

According to Mr Vilyen Pidgornyy, throughout the week level of hostile attacks remained was almost the same, except for the peak in the Luhanske area yesterday.<\/p>\n

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Luhansk and Mariupol sectors<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cLast week Ukrainian positions came under hostile fire from heavy artillery. The enemy repeatedly used 152 mm self-propelled artillery systems, namely Akatsiya and conventional howitzers such as Giatsynt,\u201d he pointed out. Most of artillery shelling is registered in Popasna district, Luhansk sector, and in the Mariupol sector. \u00a0Hostile shelling from 82 and 120 mm mortars, 122 mm and 152 mm artillery as well as tank fire were registered in the Mariupol sector. \u201cMost intense action stretched from Hnutove village all the way to Shyrokyne on the Azov Sea coastline,\u201d added Mr Pidgornyy.<\/p>\n

In the Luhansk sector, the militants focused their fire on Popasna district and the town of Krymske, violating the Framework Decision related to disengagement of forces and hardware. The militants frequently open fire from small arms to launch harassing fire near Stanytsia Luhanska.<\/p>\n

Casualties<\/strong>
\nOver the week Ukraine lost its five servicemen in action and 23 servicemen were wounded and injured in action.<\/p>\n

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Intelligence report on adversary\u2019s armament
\n<\/strong>Ukraine\u2019s intelligence also reported that the Russian proxy forces test sophisticated military hardware and ammunition, including 152 mm Msta-B artillery system with new laser guiding systems installed. The artillery was equipped with Krasnopol guided artillery rounds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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