Russia – Ukraine war updates: daily briefings as of April 27, 2020

Russia – Ukraine war updates from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of April 27, 2020 by Joint forces operation HQ data: EMPR highlights.

(1) Russian hybrid forces launched 11 attacks, including the use of forbidden 152-mm artillery as well as 120-mm and 82-mm mortar launchers, in the war zone in eastern Ukraine for the last day. 

(2) Russian proxies launched 3 attacks in the North area with the use of the following types of arms:

forbidden 152-mm artillery – near Krymske (6 rounds released),

forbidden 82-mm mortar launchers – near Novotoshkivske (9 mines released),

grenade launchers – near Hutyr Vilnuy,

large caliber machine guns – near Hutyr Vilnuy,

small arms – near Hutyr Vilnuy,

(3) Russian proxies launched 8 attacks in the East area with the use of the following types of arms:

forbidden 120-mm mortar launchers – near Shyrokino and Bogdanivka,

forbidden 82-mm mortar launchers – near Shyrokino,

easel anti-tank grenade launchers – near Bogdanivka, Starognativka and Novotroytske,

manual anti-tank grenade launchers – near Shyrokino,

anti-missile complex – near Shyrokino,

APC – near Lebedynske (2 times),

grenade launchers of different calibers – near Lebedynske (2 times),

large caliber machine guns – near Lebedynske (2 times), Novotroytske and Bogdanivka,

small arms – near near Lebedynske (2 times) and Bogdanivka,

(4) No lethal casualties as well as no wounded in actions reported among Ukrainian servicemen for the last 24 hours.

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