On January 1, the first day of 2021, Russian occupiers in Donbas fired six times at the positions of Joint Forces Operation units that are holding the defense on the eastern border. Militants fired mortars and grenade launchers, as well as small arms, as was announced by the statement of the Joint Forces Operation press service.
It is reported that the militants opened fire three times in the area of responsibility of the operational and tactical group "East" near the village of Avdiivka. The occupiers fired 82-calibre mortars, grenade launchers of various systems, and small arms. In the same direction in the area of the settlement of Vodian on the Azov Sea, the enemy opened fire with hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers and small arms.
In addition, in the area of responsibility of the operational and tactical group "North" near the settlement of Zolote-4, the enemy opened fire towards the Ukrainian positions from grenade launchers of various systems and large-caliber machine guns. Small arms fire was opened near the settlement of Novolugansky.
Ukrainian defenders provided an adequate response to the militants' shelling. There are no casualties among the Joint Forces Operation fighters.
It was noted that the Ukrainian side of the Joint Center for Control and Coordination will inform the OSCE representatives about all the facts of violations of the ceasefire.
As was reported by "Apostrophe", on December 31, in the area of responsibility of Joint Operation Forces there was silence almost along with the entire line of demarcation, but one violation of the ceasefire by the armed forces of the Russian Federation occurred near Starognativka settlement.