On Friday, June 7, the militants attacked Ukrainian troops at the demarcation line near Novoluhansk, using the prohibited by Minsk agreements artillery.
This was reported by the press center of the Joint Forces Operation.
As a result of the enemy’s attack, two Ukrainian fighters died and eight more received injuries of different degrees of severity.
“Our forces gave an adequate response to the shelling by Russian formations, destroying the enemy’s gun emplacements. The losses of the enemy are being specified,” the statement reads.
The village of Novoluhanske, near which the battle took place, is located in the Donetsk region near Svitlodarsk and belongs to the zone of responsibility of the operational-tactical group “North”.
As “Apostrophe” reported earlier, two AFU soldiers died at the Donetsk region demarcation line, near Svitlodarsk, on June 4. Using anti-tank guided missile, the militants shot the truck that transported food.