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Russia’s hybrid military forces on March 20 mounted nine attacks on Ukrainian Army positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, with four Ukrainian soldiers reported as wounded in action.
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“The Russian Federation’s armed forces violated the ceasefire nine times on March 20. Four Ukrainian soldiers were wounded as a result of enemy shelling,” the press center of Ukraine’s Joint Forces Operation Headquarters said in an update posted on Facebook as of 07:00 Kyiv time on March 21.
The enemy opened fire, employing proscribed 120mm and 82mm mortars, grenade launchers of various types, heavy machine guns, and small arms.
Under attack came Ukrainian positions near the towns of Maryinka and Krasnohorivka, and the villages of Shyrokyne, Novotroyitske, Krymske, Luhanske, Khutir Vilny, Novhorodske, and Novotoshkivske.
“Since Saturday midnight, Russia-led forces have attacked Ukrainian positions twice near Krasnohorivka and Novhorodske,” the update said.