Russia – Ukraine war updates: daily briefings as of June 18, 2019

Russia – Ukraine war updates from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of June 18, 2019 by Joint forces operation HQ data: EMPR highlights.

(1) Russian hybrid forces launched 34 attacks in the war zone in eastern Ukraine over the past day. The enemy used forbidden 120-mm and 82-mm mortar launchers fire in 9 cases.

(2) Russian occupiers launced 17 attacks with the following weaponry in the East area:

forbidden 120-mm mortar launchers – near Pisky and Avdyivka,

forbidden 82-mm mortar launchers – near Pisky and Maryinka,

easel antitank grenade launchers – near Pisky,

automatic launchers – near Talakivka, Novoselivka, and Avdyivka,

grenade launchers of different systems – near Shyrokino (2 times), Lebedynske (2 times), Vodyane (3 times), and Pavlopil (3 times),

high caliber machine guns – near Shyrokino, Lebedynske, Pishchevyk, Pavlopil, Pisky, and Opytne,

small arms – near Shyrokino, Lebedynske, Talakivka, Vodyane, Pavlopil, and Avdyivka.

(3) Russian forces launched 17 attacks with the following types of weaponry in the North area:

forbidden 120-mm mortar launchers – near Luhanske (7 times) and Novooleksandrivka suburbs,

forbidden 82-mm mortar launchers – near Krymske suburbs, Popasna, and Zolote-4,

easel antitank grenade launcher – near Popasna, and Novooleksandrivka,

APCs – Novooleksndrivka,

manual anti-tank grenade launcher – near Zolote-4,

high caliber machine guns – near Pivdenne, Luhanske, Novotoshkivske, and Zolote-4,

grenade launchers of different systems – near Pivdenne (4 times), Luhanske, and Novotoshkivske,

small arms – near Pivdenne, Luhanske, Shymy, and Novotoshkivske.

(4) Russian forces losses over the last 24 hours are as follows: 3 wounded in actions.

(5) 1 Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in actions in the war zone in Euasten Ukraine for the last 24 hours.

EMPR

Source and image credits: JFO HQ