Beginning from 00:00, June 26, the enemy violated the ceasefire regime 21 times. The units of the Russian Federation’s armed forces opened fire on the positions of our troops using 120-mm caliber artillery systems, and 120-mm and 82-mm caliber mortars, which are specifically prohibited by the Minsk Agreements, as well as grenade launchers of the various systems, weapons carried by armored vehicles of the infantry, large-caliber machine guns, and small arms.<\/p>\n
In the area of responsibility of the operative-tactic group \u201cEAST,\u201d the adversary has opened fire on the Joined Forces\u2019 positions 12 times:
\nNear the village of SHYROKYNE \u2013 3 times, from the direction of SOKHANKA, using small arms;
\nNear NOVOHNATIVKA \u2013 from the direction of NOVOLASP, using grenade launchers of the various systems, and large-caliber machine guns;
\nNear KAMYANKA \u2013 from the direction of VASYLIVKA, using 120-mm and 82-mm caliber mortars;
\nIn the vicinity of BOHDANIVKA \u2013 from the direction of PETRIVSKE, using grenade launchers of the various systems, and large-caliber machine guns;
\nNear the village of PAVLOPIL \u2013 from the direction of UKRAINSKE, using 120-mm caliber artillery systems;
\nNear NOVOSELIVKA-2 \u2013 from the direction of VASYLIVKA, using 82-mm caliber mortars;
\nNear AVDIIVKA \u2013 twice, from the direction of MINERALNE, using 120-mm caliber mortars;
\nIn the vicinity of PISKY \u2013 from the direction of LOZOVE, using tripodmounted anti-tank grenade launchers, and large-caliber machine guns;
\nNear the village of VODYANE \u2013 from the direction of AZOV, using small arms.
\nIn the area of responsibility of the operative-tactic group \u201cNORTH,\u201d the adversary has opened fire on the Joined Forces\u2019 positions 9 times:
\nNear NOVOLUHANSKE \u2013 twice, from the directions of NYZHNYE LOZOVE and KAKYNIVKA, using grenade launchers of the various systems, large-caliber machine guns, and small arms;
\nIn the vicinity of KRYMSKE \u2013 twice, from the directions of ZNAMYANKA and DONETSKE, using 120-mm and 82-mm caliber mortars, weapons carried by armored vehicles of the infantry, grenade launchers of the various systems, large-caliber machine guns, and small arms;
\nNear ZAITSEVE \u2013 twice, from the directions of HOLMIVSKE and ZAITSEVE, using 82-mm caliber mortars, grenade launchers of the various systems, large-caliber machine guns, and small arms;
\nNear the village of NOVOLUHANSKE, from the direction of DOLOMITNE, using 82-mm caliber mortars;
\nNear HLADOSOVE, from the direction of the village of HOLMIVSKE, using large-caliber machine guns;
\nIn the vicinity of PIVDENNE, from the directions of the GAGARIN MINE, using 82-mm caliber mortars.<\/p>\n
During the last 24 hours, the Ukrainian forces suffered no casualties. Our units answered adequately to each count of fire opened by the Russian Federation\u2019s troops. The exact data on the enemy casualties are yet to be reported.<\/p>\n
On June 26, the first stage of pulling our troops and military hardware back from the current line of contact began at sector number 1 near the village of STANYTSYA LUHANSKA.<\/p>\n
Over the preceding 24 hours (June 25), the armed forces of the Russian Federation have violated the ceasefire regime 32 times, of them 5 times with the use of weapons prohibited by the Minsk Agreements. The adversary used 120-mm and 82-mm caliber mortars, weapons carried by the armored vehicles of the infantry, grenade launchers of the various systems, large-caliber machine guns, and small arms. The ceasefire regime violations were documented near the following towns and villages: MARYINKA, LEBEDYNSKE, AVDIIVKA, OPYTNE, VODYANE, NOVOTROYITSKE, NEVELSKE, TALAKIYIVKA, SHYROKYNE, BOHDANIVKA, PIVDENNE, KRYMSKE, SHUMY, NOVOLUHANSKE, and TRAVNEVE.<\/p>\n
The military and judicial administrative organs worked according to their routine schedules. The socio-political and humanitarian situation remains under the control of the Joined Forces.<\/p>\n