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Briefing of the Joint Forces` Press Center at 18:00, 30 June 2019

From the beginning of the day (00:00), the enemy violated the ceasefire regime 8 times.

The units of the Russian Federation’s Armed Forces opened fire on the positions of our troops using weapons forbidden by the Minsk Agreements, including 120-mm and 82-mm caliber mortars. They also used grenade launchers of the miscellaneous systems, arms carried by armored vehicles of the infantry, large-caliber machine guns, and small arms.

In the area of responsibility of the operative-tactical group “EAST,” the adversary fired on the Joined Forces’ positions 6 times:

Twice near the village of MARYINKA, from the direction of TRUDIVSKE – using 120-mm caliber mortars and weapons carried by armored vehicles of the infantry;

Near LEBEDYNSKE, from the direction of UZHIVKA – using grenade launchers of the miscellaneous systems and a large-caliber machine gun;

Near SHYROKYNE, from the direction of SAKHANKA – using automated grenade launchers;

Near OPYTNE, from the direction of SPARTAK – using 82-caliber mortars and weapons carried by armored vehicles of the infantry;

In the vicinity of the village of PAVLOPIL, from the direction of UKRAINSKE – using a tripod-mounted anti-tank grenade launcher.

In the area of responsibility of the operative-tactical group “NORTH,” the adversary fired on our positions twice:

Near LUHANSKE, from the direction of NYZHNIE LOZOVE – using 120-mm caliber mortars and weapons carried by armored vehicles of the infantry;

In the vicinity of NOVOLUHANSKE, from the direction of DOLOMITNE – using 82-mm caliber mortars.

Over the 24-hour period, the Ukrainian military service personnel suffered no casualties. Our troops answered adequately to each opening of the fire by the armed units of the Russian Federation. The adversary’s casualties are being investigated.

On June 29, the units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have violated the ceasefire regime 31 times. Of them, 15 violations were done with the use of the weapons prohibited by the Minsk Agreements, namely, 122-mm caliber artillery systems, and 120-mm and 82-mm caliber mortars. The adversary opened fire on our defenders using grenade launchers of the miscellaneous systems, arms carried by armored vehicles of the infantry, large-caliber machine guns, and small arms.

The disturbing openings of fire by the adversary were documented near the towns and villages of OPYTNE, PISKY, HRANITNE, AVDIYIVKA, VERKHNYOTORETSKE, KRRASNOHORIVKA, TALAKIVKA, NOVOSELIVKA DRUHA, KAMYANKA, PAVLOPIL, SHYROKYNE, LEBEDYNSKE, LUHANSKE, MAYORSK, NOVOLUHANSK, ZAITSEVE, and ZALIZNE.

On June 29, the representatives of the National Police and the National Guard of Ukraine, acting as parts of the Joined Forces, have uncovered 5 thefts, 1 murder, 6 cases of illegal narcotics possession, and one case of illegal conduct with a firearm. Four persons were arrested on suspicion in participating in the activities of the Russian Federation armed forces and transferred to the judiciary organs. Twenty-two cases of misdemeanor were documented.

Yesterday, more than 20,000 persons and 2,500 vehicles entered the territory of the Joined Forces’s jurisdiction through the control points of entry, and 17,800 persons and 2,000 vehicles exited it through the same points. Thirty persons were denied entrance through the demarcation line.
The military and civilian administrative organs in the region of the operation were working according to their routine schedules. The social, political, and humanitarian situation remains under the control of the Joined Forces.

 

Original by Joint Forces Operation

Translated specially for InformNapalm by George V. Pinchuk

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