{"id":15026,"date":"2019-08-16T08:25:18","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T08:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/?p=15026"},"modified":"2019-08-16T08:25:18","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T08:25:18","slug":"briefing-of-the-joint-forces-operation-press-center-at-1800-15-august-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/briefing-of-the-joint-forces-operation-press-center-at-1800-15-august-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Briefing of the Joint Forces Operation Press Center at 18:00, 15 August 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the beginning of August 15, 2019, the armed units from the Russian Federation and the Russian mercenaries have violated the ceasefire regime seven times. The enemy fired at our units\u2019 positions with various grenade launcher systems, heavy machine guns, and small arms.<\/p>\n

In the area of responsibility of the operative-tactic force \u201cEAST,\u201d the adversary fired at the Joint Forces\u2019 positions 6 times:<\/p>\n

Near HNUTOVE village from the direction of PIKUZY village \u2013 with a stationary anti-tank grenade launcher;<\/p>\n

Near PAVLOPOL village from the direction of VERKHNYOSHYROKYNE and UKRAYINSKE villages \u2013 with various grenade launcher systems and heavy machine guns;<\/p>\n

Near PYSHCHEVYK village from the direction of UKRAYINSKE village \u2013 with an automatic grenade launcher;<\/p>\n

Near VODYANE village from the direction of PIKUZY village \u2013 with a portable anti-tank grenade launcher;<\/p>\n

Near OPYTNE village from the direction of SPARTAK village \u2013 with under barrel grenade launchers, and small arms.<\/p>\n

In the area of responsibility of the operative-tactic force \u201cNORTH,\u201d the adversary fired at the Joint Forces\u2019 positions once:<\/p>\n

Near PIVDENNE village from the direction of HAHARYNE village \u2013 with various grenade launcher systems and small arms.<\/p>\n

On August 14, the armed units from the Russian Federation and the Russian mercenaties have violated the ceasefire regime 13 times. Of these, two times the ceasefire regime was violated using the weapons forbidden by the Minsk Agreements, namely 120-mm and 82-mm caliber mortars. The adversary also fired at the Joint Forces\u2019 positions with various grenade launcher systems, heavy machine guns, and small arms.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

As a result of enemy fire at one of our bases near KHUTIR VILNYY village one service person of the Joint Forces was killed.<\/p>\n

The facts of fire were documented near PISKY, LEBEDYNSKE, HNUTOVE, VODYANE, MYKOLAYIVKA, PIVDENNE, NOVOLUHANSKE, ZAITSEVE, and KHUTIR VILNYY.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, the representatives of the National Police and the National Guard of Ukraine working as parts of the Joint Forces have uncovered 2 robberies, 10 thefts, 2 cases of fraud, 3 facts of illegal handling of firearms, and 20 facts of illegal narcotics possession.<\/p>\n

More than 21,000 persons and over 2,000 vehicles entered the Joint Forces\u2019 jurisdiction through points of the controlled entry. Twenty thousand and 982 persons and 2,534 vehicles exited through the same points. Forty persons were denied the right to cross the demarcation line.<\/p>\n

The military and civilian administrative and judicial organs in the area of the Joint Forces Operation worked according to their routine schedules.<\/p>\n

The Joint Forces units remain adhering to the conditions of the ceasefire regime and are ready to confront any treacherous and provocative activities of the adversary.<\/p>\n

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