Russia – Ukraine war updates: daily briefings as of July 24, 2017
Russia – Ukraine war updates from the war zone in southeast Ukraine as of July 24, 2017 by ATO HQ operational data and Presidential Administration spokesman onATO issues briefing: EMPR highlights.
(1) Russian hybrid forces increased opened fire 14 times upon Ukrainian troops posirions in the war zone in eastern Ukraine for the last 24 hours, including 7 times on Luhansk direction, 5 times on Donetsk direction and 2 times on Mariupol direction;
(2) Luhansk direction: Russian hybrid forces fulfilled a series of attacks in Stanytsya Luhanska, Novoaydarsk and Popasna districts; the enemy fired with mortar launchers several times in Krymske and Novooleksandrivka;
(3) Donetsk direction: Russian forces attacks with the use of mortar launchers reported on Kamyanka – Butovka mine front line;
(4) Mariupol direction: the enemy fulfilled intensive 40-min-long shellings in Maryinka and Pavlopil;
(5) No lethal casualties reported among Ukrainian troops, but 1 serviceman was wounded in action in the war zone in eastern Ukraine over the last 24 hours.