Militants began shelling of Ukrainian fortifications near Marinka
Two Ukrainian servicemen killed, five injured near Marinka (Donetsk region) in the explosion of weapons that went down during the shelling by militants and retaliatory actions of the Ukrainian soldiers, informs the press center of the headquarters for the leadership of the military operation in the Donbass.
“About 4 in the morning, illegal armed groups began firing Ukrainian fortifications near Marinka. In response, the Ukrainian military took out the enemy heavy fire. During this confrontation one of our weapons malfunctioned and exploded. As a result of this tragic incident 2 Ukrainian servicemen were killed and 5 were injured”, – stated in the summary of the press center (as of 18.00) on the Facebook page. For this fact are law enforcement.
Staff also reported that in Lugansk direction militants fired 82-mm mortars on Ukrainian positions close to the Trinity, and in the area of Novozvanovka used grenade launchers and heavy machine guns.
In addition, enemy infantry fighting vehicles were working at Ukrainian strongholds on the outskirts of Chermalyk at the seaside track.
The headquarters reminded that in the event of increased aggression of the enemy with the systematic use of heavy weapons, which leads to losses among the Ukrainian soldiers, the management reserves the right to summarize to the boundary line and the use of heavy equipment and artillery. “If necessary, the Armed forces of Ukraine are ready not only to maintain some peace agreements, the line of demarcation, but also to force the enemy to observe the performance of the first and second points of the Minsk agreements”, – stated in the headquarters.
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