Here is an update on the situation in Donbas conflict zone, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry:
According to the press centre of the 'anti-terror' operation (ATO) HQ, the enemy has violated ceasefire for 40 times over the past 24 hours.
In Hnutove, Vodyane and Hranitne militants used heavy machineguns, grenade launchers, and small arms, near Krasnohorivka, Marjinka, Pavlopol the enemy used anti-air mounts, machine guns, 82 mm mortars. Occupants fired 120 mm and 82 mm mortars, grenade launchers, and small arms on the ATO positions near Shyrokyne.
The enemy shelled the Ukrainian gov’t positions near Zaitseve with 120 mm mortars, grenade launchers, machineguns, and small arms, near Avdiivka with 122 mm artillery.
The Russian occupational troops used machine guns, 82 mm mortars near Novooleksandrivka, enemy’s snipers targeted the Ukrainian positions near Stanytsia Luhanska.
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We'll start the live blog today with some of the things that caught our eye overnight:
An update from the spokeswoman for the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry:
We are now closing the live blog for today, but we'll be back again with all the latest developments tomorrow morning. Until then, you can catch up with all our other Ukraine coverage here.