Russia – Ukraine war updates from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of February 26, 2019 by Joint forces operation HQ data: EMPR highlights.
(1) Russian hybrid forces launched 7 attacks in the war zone in eastern Ukraine for the past day. The enemy 3 times used forbidden 122-mm artillery and 120-mm mortar launchers fire and released 85 shells and mines upon Ukrainian troops positions.
(2) Russian occupiers used the following types of weaponry in the East area:
forbidden 122-mm artillery – in the area of the village of Lebedynske,
forbidden 120-mm mortar launchers – in the area of the village of Lebedynske, near Vodyane,
(3) Russian forces launched 5 attacks with the following weaponry in the North area as:
grenade launchers of different systems – near Luhanske,
automatic easel grenade launchers – near Novotoshkivske,
rocket-propelled grenade – near Novotoshkivske.
small arms – near Novotoshkivske, Hutir Volinuy, Novooleksandrivka and Novgorodske.
(4) Russian forces losses over the last 24rhours are as follows: 2 killed in actions and 3 wounded in actions.
(5) 1 Ukrainian serviceman was killed in action and 1 serviceman was wounded in action for the last 24 hours.
Source and image credits: JFO HQ
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