Timeline of the war in Donbass (July 2018–present)

For the events in general, see Timeline of the war in Donbass.

This is a timeline of the War in Donbass, from 1 July 2018. The timeline follows an ongoing conflict between Ukraine and anti-government pro-Russian separatists supported by Russia in the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine.

July

1 July

The press-centre of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 26 occasions on Ukrainian positions on the last day of June (including on 20 occasions in Donetsk region and on 6 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 9 occasions. By morning of 1 July two ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side; the fire was not returned. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on the last day of June. Pro-Russian sources from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic reported four Ukrainian violations of the new ceasefire in four different locations using small arms, automatic grenade launchers, 73 antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. According to local authorities, Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire two times inside the territory of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian military attacked pro-Russian troops at Donetskyi and Lozove with small arms, automatic grenade launchers, antitank rocket launchers, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles.

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO headquarters in the evening pro-Russian forces had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 7 occasions between 7:00 am and 6:00 pm, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day a total of 25 ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. In the region of Mariupol, Vodiane, Hnutove and Shyrokyne became the target of small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers and antitank rocket launchers. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Zaitseve and Troitske came under 82 mm and 120 mm mortar fire. Several civilian buildings were damaged at Zaitseve. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles from Holmivsky engaged Ukrainian forces at Hladosove. The separatists attacked Ukrainian positions at Shchastya, Luhanske, Krymske, Svitlodarsk and Novooleksandrivka with small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city told the press that the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire on a number of occasions throughout the day. In the main incidents, two antitank missiles fired from Slavne destroyed a Kamaz water supply truck at Signalne, in the region of Mariupol. The driver died of his wounds. In the surroundings of Donetsk city, BMP-2 armoured fighting vehicles engaged pro-Russian positions at Dokuchaievsk. Two civilian residences were heavily damaged. Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported two Ukrainian violations of the truce by evening. BMP-1 armoured vehicles attacked pro-Russian positions at Slovianoserbsk supported by small arms and 82 mm mortar fire, while Kalynivka became the target of heavy machine guns and grenade launchers.

The press-centre of the Ministry of Defence reported the following casualties during the past week (the 26th week of 2018, from Monday the 25th of June to Sunday the 1st of July): eight Ukrainian soldiers were killed in action and twelve were wounded.

2 July

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO headquarters in the morning pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 25 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 9 occasions in Donetsk region and on 16 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned twice. By morning of 2 July four ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side; the fire was not returned. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casaulties in the Donbass region on the first day of July. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported three Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in three locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, antitank guided missiles, 82 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire three times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to pound pro-Russian positions at Slavyanoserbsk, Kalynove, Kalynivka and Lozove.

The press-centre of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 8 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 21 ceasefire violations were registered, as a result, one Ukrainian soldier was wounded. Pisky, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, Vodiane, Hnutove, Lebedinske, Pavlopil, Chermalyk and Shyrokyne, in the region of Mariupol, and in the northern sector of the demarcation line, Zolote, Krymske, Luhanske, Novozvanivka, Novoluhanske and Prichepilivka were attacked by pro-Russian forces. All the incidents involved the use of small arms, heavy machine guns, rocket launchers and rocket-propelled grenades. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city reported by evening that Ukrainian forces had shelled Yasynuvata; one civilian residence was damaged.

3 July

The press-centre of the press-centre of the JFO reported in the morning that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 26 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 14 occasions in Donetsk and on 7 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was not returned. By morning of 3 July three ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side; the fire was not returned. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 2 July. No Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were reported by pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city. The authorities of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic also reported that the Ukrainian military had abided by the truce.

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, as of 6:00 pm pro-Russian troops had opened fire on Ukrainian troops on 2 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day the number of registered ceasefire violations had risen to 17, with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. Pro-Russian forces opened fire on Ukrainian positions at Avdiivka and Krasnohorivka, in the surroundings of Donetsk city, with small arms, heavy machine guns and grenade launchers. In the region of Mariupol, an antitank guided missile was launched at Vodiane, while infantry weapons and rocket launchers were fired at Lebedinske, Pavlopil, Shyrokyne, Vodiane and Pyshchevik. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles launched an attack on Ukrainian positions at Krymske and Katerinivka. Novozvanivka and Troitske became the target of small arms, heavy machine guns and grenade launchers. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported nine Ukrainian violations of the truce by the evening. Spartak, Vasiilivka, Staromykhailivka, Dokuchaievsk, Vesele and Kruta Balka, in the surroundings of Donetsk city, Dolomitne, Gagarin mining complex and Verkhnyotoretske, in the area of Horlivka, and in the region of Mariupol, Uzhivka and Pikuzy, came under hostile fire. Most incidents involved the use of infantry weapons, automatic grenade launchers and antitank rockets; 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles were fired at Gagarin mining complex and Uzhivka, while BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Ukraine's 36th Naval Infantry Brigade engaged pro-Russian positions at Uzhivka. Alexander Zakharchenko, prime minister of the self-styled Donetsk People's Republic denounced that unidentified hackers had launched a cyber attack on the DNR official website (dnr-online.ru). The page was only available in the Russian Federation and other countries, but not in the republic itself.

4 July

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO headquarters in the morning pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 17 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 11 occasions in Donetsk region and on 6 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was not returned. By morning of 4 July two ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side; the fire was not returned. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence at noon no casaulties in the Donbass region on 3 July. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city reported 25 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 11 locations using small arms, snipers, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. According to local sources, the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire three times within the borders of the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to engage pro-Russian positions at Kalynivka, Pryshyb and Pervomaisk.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 5 occasions, as a result, two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded. By the end of the day total 19 ceasefire violations were registered, another two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded. In the outskirts of Donetsk city, most incidents involved the use of small arms, heavy machine guns and genade launchers. The separatists employed these weapons to attack Avdiivka, Novomykhailivka and Nevelske. Talakivka was hit by 120 mm mortar fire. In the region of Mariupol, Ukrainian forces at Vodiane, Pavlopil, Shyrokyne and Lebedinske became the target of infantry weapons and antitank rockets. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Krymske, supported by 82 mm mortars. Ukrainian forces at Zaitseve, Prichepilivka, Svitlodarsk, Yuzhne and Krymske were also fired at from heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. Small arms fire was reported at Stanytsia Luhanska. Pro-Russian authorities told the press that Ukrainian forces had attacked pro-Russian positions at Abakumove and Vasiilivka, in the area of Donetsk city, using infantry weapons, automatic grenade launchers and antitank rockets. In the same area, BMP-2 armoured fighting vehicles from Novotroitske opened fire on pro-Russian positions at Dokuchaievsk, supported by heavy machine guns, while Verhnyoshyrokivske, in the region of Mariupol, was struck by 82 mm mortar rounds, Nearby Petrovske was shelled with automatic grenade launchers. In the area of Horlivka, antitank rockets landed in Gagarin mining complex.

5 July

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 19 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 10 occasions in Donetsk and on 9 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 5 July three ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that four Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the Donbass region on 4 July. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded eight Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in eight different locations using small arms, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. In the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, local authorities recorded two Ukrainian attacks on pro-Russian positions. Heavy machine gun fire was reported at Pankivka, while small arms fire and antitank rockets hit pro-Russian defences at Lozove.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 6 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 26 ceasefire violations were registered, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded by explosion of an IED. In the outskirts of Donetsk city, Novotroitske and Avdiivka were fired at from small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers and rocket launchers. In the region of Mariupol, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles from Pikuzy opened fire on Ukrainian positions at Talakivka. The separatists attacked Ukrainian forces at Vodiane, Talakivka and Shyrokyne using infantry weapons, automatic grenade launchers and rocket launchers. Pro-Russian authorities told the press that Ukrainian forces had broken the ceasefire on a number of occasions by evening. Dokuchaievsk and Vasiilivka, in the surroundings of Donetsk city and, in the region of Mariupol, Pikuzy, came under hostile fire. The bulk of the incidents involved the use of infantry weapons, automatic grenade launchers and antitank rockets. Dokuchaievsk was shelled with 120 mm mortars.

6 July

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO headquarters in the morning pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 26 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 10 occasions in Donetsk region and on 16 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 3 occasions. By morning of 6 July four ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed and another nine were wounded during a battle drill in Rivne Oblast at around 5:55 am 6 July. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 5 July. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded five Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in five different locations using small arms, automatic grenade launchers and 120 mm mortars. The same sources recorded 49 Ukrainian violations of the truce over the past week. The Ukrainian military fired six tank rounds, 2 antitank guided missiles, 54 82 mm and 120 mm mortar shells and 64 shots from armoured fighting vehicles on the same period. One pro-Russian soldier was killed in action. Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire four times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to engage pro-Russian positions at Zholobok, Pryshyb and Lozove.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 8 occasions, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded by a sniper bullet at Krasnohorivka. By the end of the day total 30 ceasefire violations were registered. In the area around Donetsk city, Ukrainian positions at Avdiivka, Novoselivka, Novotroitske and Kamianka were fired at from small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. Sniper fire was reported at Krasnohorivka. In the region of Mariupol, Shyrokyne was hit by 82 mm mortar rounds and antitank guided missiles. Infantry weapons and grenade launchers were used to harass Ukrainian troops at Lebedinske, Vodiane, Shyrokyne and Bohdanivka. In the northern section of the demarcation line, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles attacked Novhorodske, while Krymske, Troitske, Katerinivka, Yuzhne, Novoluhanske and Svitlodarsk became the target of heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported a number of ceasefire violations by the Ukrainian military throughout the day. Dokuchaievsk, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, Gagarin mining complex, in the area of Horlivka, and in the region of Mariupol Petrovske and Sakhanka were attacked by Ukrainian forces. In the main incidents, Dokuchaievsk was hit by 120 mm mortar rounds, while Sakhanka came under 82 mm mortar fire.

7 July

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 30 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 18 occasions in Donetsk and on 12 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 7 July (as of 11:00 am) three ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 6 July. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported six Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in six different locations using small arms, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars. Sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire once, when automatic grenade launchers were fired at pro-Russian positions near Lozove.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 2 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 13 ceasefire violations were registered. In the area around Donetsk city, separatist troops fired infantry weapons and grenade launchers at Ukrainian positions in Krasnohorivka, Novotroitske and Pisky. The same kind of weapons were used in the region of Mariupol to attack Ukrainian forces at Vodiane, Shyrokyne and Pyshchevik. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, Krymske was hit by heavy machine gun fire and antitank rockets. Ukrainian troops at Stari Aidar and Novoluhanske were harassed with small arms fire. Pro-Russian authorities from Donetsk city told the press that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire on a number of occasions. The Ukrainian military opened fire at Dokuchaievsk and Staromykhailivka, in the surroundings of Donetsk city, and Sakhanka, in the region of Mariupol. In the main incidents, pro-Russian positions at Sakhanka were shelled with 82 mm mortars, while small arms, automatic grenade launchers, rocket launchers and 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles were fired at Staromykhailivka from Ukrainian positions at Krasnohorivka. Antitank rockets hit pro-Russian redoubts at Dokuchaievsk.

8 July

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO headquarters in the morning pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 13 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 10 occasions in Donetsk region and on 3 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 4 occasions. By morning of 8 July five ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side; the fire was not returned. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 7 July. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded four Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in three locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, antitank rockets, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles and 82 mm mortars. No violations of the ceasefire were reported inside the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic.

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 5 occasions between 7:00 am and 6:00 pm, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded by a grenade from a GP-25 under-barrel grenade launcher that hit a trench at Pivdenne. By the end of the day total 21 ceasefire violations were registered. In the area around Donetsk city, the separatists opened fire on Ukrainian positions at Avdiivka and Marinka with small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. In the region of Mariupol, The same kind of weapons were used to harass Ukrainian troops at Vodiane, Lebedinske, Talakivka, Pavlopil and Shyrokyne. Later in the night, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian redoubts at Lebedinske, supported by antitank rockets. In the northern section of the demarcation line, pro-Russian forces attacked Ukrainian positions at Krymske and Svitlodarsk with infantry weapons and rocket launchers. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city told the press that Ukrainian forces had broken the ceasefire on two occasions by night, when Vesele and Dokuchaievsk, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, were hit by small arms and heavy machine gun fire. Two civilian residences were damaged by tracers.

9 July

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 21 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day, exclusively in Donetsk region. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 8 July. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city reported two Ukrainian violations of the truce in two locations, both of them involving small arms and heavy machine guns. For the second consecutive day, no violations of the ceasefire were recorded by local authorities in the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 8 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 23 ceasefire violations were registered, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. In the surroundings of Donetsk city, Ukrainian positions at Nevelske, Avdiivka, Novotroitske, Pisky and Opytne were hit by heavy machine gun fire and antitank rockets. Novotroitske also came under attack from armoured fighting vehicles. In the region of Mariupol, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian redoubts at Lebedinske, while small arms and grenade launchers were fired at Shyrokyne, Vodiane and Lebedinske. In the northern sector of tbe demarcation line, Svitlodarsk came under intense heavy machine gun fire. The Ukrainian stronghold also became the target of rocket launchers. The separatists used infantry weapons to attack Ukrainian positions at Novozvanivka and Novoluhanske. Pro-Russian officials reported a number of Ukrainian violations of the truce by evening. In the area of Horlivka, Dolomitne was shelled by 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles firing from Novoluhanske; in the region of Mariupol, Uzhivka was hit by 120 mm mortar rounds, while Sakhanka came under attack from BMP-2 armoured fighting vehicles from Lebedinske, supported by 82 mm mortar fire. Sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic announced that OSCE monitors confirmed that Ukrainian troops had occupied the village of Zolote-4, within the buffer zone.

The press-centre of the Ministry of Defence reported the following casualties during the past week (the 27th week of 2018, from Monday the 2nd of July until Monday morning of the 9th of July): seven Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in action.

10 July

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO headquarters in the morning pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 23 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 19 occasions in Donetsk region and on 4 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 10 July six ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 9 July. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported five Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in four locations using small arms, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Local sources reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire on one occasion within the borders of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, when 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles from Luhanske shelled Kalynivka.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 4 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 20 ceasefire violations were registered. Almost all incidents involved the use of small arms, heavy machine guns and different types of rocket launchers. Avdiivka and Opytne, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, Vodiane, Shyrokyne, Hnutove, Lebedinske, Bohdanivka and Pavlopil, in the region of Mariupol, and in the northern sector of the demarcation line, Orekhove, Krymske and Luhanske, came under hostile fire. By evening, pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city reported a number of Ukrainian violations of the truce. The Ukrainian military opened fire at Vesele, in the surroundings of Donetsk city, in the area of Horlivka Shyroka Balka and, in the region of Mariupol, Uzhivka and Petrovske. In the main incidents, 82 mm mortar volleys landed in Uzhivka, while automatic grenade launchers were fired at Ukrainian forces at Petrovske.

11 July

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 20 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 17 occasions in Donetsk and on 3 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 11 July five ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 10 July. One civilian was injured by shelling in Krasnohorivka. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported six Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in five locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars. In the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, local authorities reported one Ukrainian attack on pro-Russian positions, when Ukrainian forces from Krymske engaged pro-Russian troops at Sentianivka with small arms, heavy machine guns and automatic grenade launchers.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 2 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 17 ceasefire violations were registered, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. In the area of Donetsk city, small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers were fired at Avdiivka, Marinka and Krasnohorivka; the same kind of weapons were used to harass Ukrainian troops at Talakivka and Shyrokyne, in the region of Mariupol. Hours later, Shyrokyne came under 82 mm mortar fire. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, Luhanske, Novoluhanske, Krymske and Yuzhne were hit by heavy machine gun fire and antitank rockets. Pro-Russian forces used infantry weapons to engage Ukrainian troops at Stanytsia Luhanska. Pro-Russian officials reported that Ukrainian forces harassed their troops at Holmivsky, in the area of Horlivka, and Bela Kamianka in the region of Mariupol. Holmivsky came under fire from infantry weapons and 73 mm antitank recoilless guns, while pro-Russian positions at Bela Kamianka received small arms fire.

12 July

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO headquarters in the morning pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 17 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 7 occasions in Donetsk region and on 10 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 12 July seven ceasefire violations were registered. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 11 July. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported two Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire using small arms and 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles. Sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire once, when BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Krymske engaged pro-Russian redoubts at Sokolniki.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 6 occasions, as a result, two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded. By the end of the day total 24 ceasefire violations were registered, one more Ukrainian soldier was wounded. In the outskirts of Donetsk city, infantry weapons and grenade launchers were employed to harass Ukrainian troops at Berezove, Marinka, Opytne and Avdiivka. In the region of Mariupol, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles launched a sustained attack on Ukrainian redoubts at Pavlopil supported by 82 mm mortar fire. Vodiane was hit by 82 mm mortar rounds. The separatists opened fire on Ukrainian troops at pyshchevik, Talakivka, Vodiane, Pavlopil and Lebedinske. In the northern section of the demarcation line, small arms and heavy machine guns were fired at Ukrainian forces at Troitske and Novoluhanske. Pro-Russian authorities from Donetsk city told the press that Ukrainian forces had broken the ceasefire on two occasions by evening. Early in the morning, small arms and heavy machine guns were fired at pro-Russian positions around Dokuchaievsk, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, while Sosnovske, in the region of Mariupol, became the target of small arms, snipers and automatic grenade launchers. Hours later, Mineralne, north of Donetsk city, and Vasiilivka, in the area of Horlivka, were hit by 82 mm mortar volleys. In the region of Mariupol, Uzhivka was shelled with 120 mm mortars. BMP-1 armoured fighting vehicles from the 24th Mechanized Brigade opened fire on pro-Russian positions at Vasiilivka supported by small arms and rocket launchers.

13 July

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 24 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 22 occasions in Donetsk and on 2 occasions in Luhansk region) By morning of 13 five ceasefire violations were registered, exclusively in Donetsk region, with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that three Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the Donbass region on 12 July. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded nine Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in seven different locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. The same sources recorded 34 Ukrainian violations of the truce over the past week. The Ukrainian military fired 79 shells from 82 mm and 120 mm mortars on the same period. No violations of the ceasefire were recorded by pro-Russian officials from the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 7 occasions, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. By the end of the day the number of registered ceasefire violations had risen to 24, another Ukrainian soldier was wounded. In the area around Donetsk city, Ukrainian positions at Marinka, Opytne, Kamianka and Pisky became the target of infantry weapons and rocket launchers. In the region of Mariupol, 120 mm mortar rounds landed in the Ukrainian strongholds of Vodiane and Shyrokyne. Small arms, heavy machine guns and grenade launchers were fired at Ukrainian troops around Talakivka, Shyrokyne, Hnutove, Vodiane and Pyshchevik. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian redoubts at Kriakivka and Novoluhanske, while Krymske was targeted by antitank rocket launchers. Novoluhanske was also shelled with 82 mm mortars. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported a number of Ukrainian violations of the truce throughout the day. In the main incidents, Uzhivka, in the region of Mariupol, was hit by 120 mm mortar barrages, while the area of Volvo Center, in the western outskirts of Donetsk city, came under antitank rocket fire.

14 July

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO headquarters in the morning pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 24 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 18 occasions in Donetsk region and on 6 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 6 occasions. By morning of 14 July five ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in action in the Donbass region on 13 July. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported four Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in four different locations using small arms, automatic grenade launchers, antitank rocket launchers and 120 mm mortars. Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire two times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles and 82 mm mortars to attack pro-Russian positions at Zholobok and Sokolniki.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 5 occasions, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. By the end of the day total 24 ceasefire violations were registered, another Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. In the surroundings of Donetsk city, pro-Russian forces opened fire with small arms, heavy machine guns and grenade launchers on Ukrainian positions at Marinka, Avdiivka, Pisky and Krasnohorivka. The same kind of weapons were used to harass Ukrainian troops at Talakivka, Hnutove, Pavlopil, Shyrokyne and Vodiane. Shyrokyne was also shelled with 120 mm mortars. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, Novoluhanske, Krymske, Novotoshkivke and Zalizne became the target of infantry weapons and rocket launchers. Pro-Russian authorities told the press by evening that Ukrainian forces from Novotroitske had shelled Dokuchaievsk, south of Donetsk city, with automatic grenade launchers and antitank rocket launchers. Vasiilivka was also hit from infantry weapons and automatic grenade launchers.

15 July

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 23 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 13 occasions in Donetsk and on 10 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 5 occasions. By morning of 15 July seven ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side; the fire was returned twice. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the Donbass region on 14 July. Pro-Russian officials in Donetsk city recorded three Ukrainian violations of the truce. The Ukrainian military used small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers and antitank rocket launchers to attack pro-Russian positions at Dokuchaievsk and Vasiilivka. Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire three times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to engage pro-Russian positions at Zholobok, Slavyanoserbsk and Sokolniki.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 5 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 29 ceasefire violations were registered, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. In the area around Donetsk city, Ukrainian troops at Avdiivka, Taramchuk and Pisky were harassed with small arms fire, heavy machine gun fire and rocket propelled grenades. In the region of Mariupol, 82 mm mortar volleys landed in Hnutove and Lebedinske, while infantry weapons and rcoket launchers were fired at Ukrainian positions around Talakivka, Pyshchevik, Vodiane and Shyrokyne. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Ukrainian positions at Krymske, Zaitseve, Mayorsk, Svitlodarsk and Novoluhanske were hit by small arms fire, heavy machine guns fire and antitank rockets.

16 July

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO headquarters in the morning pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 29 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 16 occasions in Donetsk region and on 13 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 16 July seven ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 15 July. Pro-Russian officials in Donetsk city recorded two Ukrainian violations of the truce. The Ukrainian military used small arms, automatic grenade launchers and antitank recoilless rifles to attack pro-Russian positions at Yelenivka and Holmivsky. Sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire twice within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to engage pro-Russian positions at Sokolniki and Kalynove.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian forces had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 5 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 19 ceasefire violations were registered, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. In the outskirts of Donetsk city, Avdiivka, Krasnohorivka, Marinka, Opytne and Nevelske became the target of infantry weapons and rocket launchers. In the region of Mariupol, Lebedinske was hit by 82 mm mortar fire. The separatists fired small arms, heavy machine guns and grenade launchers at Shyrokyne, Hnutove, Lebedinske and Vodiane. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, small arms fire and antitank rockets hit Ukrainian positions at Svitlodarsk and Krymske. Pro-Russian authorities from Donetsk city told the press that Ukrainian forces had broken the ceasefire on a series of occasions throughout the day. Dokuchaievsk, Trudivske and Spartak, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, and Petrovske, in the region of Mariupol, came under attack. In the main incidents, BMP-2 armoured fighting vehicles from Novotroitske launched an attack on Dokuchaievsk, which later became the target of 120 mm mortars. The village was also hit by a single antitank guided missile; one female civilian was wounded and four civilian residences damaged. Spartak was shelled with 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles and 120 mm mortars. Petrovske and Trudivske were likewise targeted by automatic grenade launchers.

17 July

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 19 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 16 occasions in Donetsk and on 3 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 17 July two ceasefire violations were registered; one Ukrainian soldier was killed in action at around 8:00 am. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 16 July. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported seven Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in four locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, antitank guided missiles, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Local officials reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire two times within the boundaries of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republiche Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, antitank rocket launchers and 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles to attack pro-Russian positions at Slavyanoserbsk and Sokolniki. Two pro-Russian soldiers were killed in action by snipers.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 6 occasions, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was killed (at around 8:00 am) and another wounded. By the end of the day the number of registered ceasefire violations had risen to 21, another Ukrainian soldier was wounded. In the area of Donetsk city, pro-Russian infantry harassed Ukrainian troops at Avdiivka, Pisky and Kamianka by firing small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. The same kind of weapons were used in the region of Mariupol to attack Vodiane, Talakivka, Hnutove, Pyshchevik and Shyrokyne. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Orekhove, Zalizne, Krymske and Novoluhanske came under small arms and rocket fire. Pro-Russian sources from Donetsk city reported a number of Ukrainian violations of the truce. The main incidents occurred in the area of Donetsk city and Mariupol. BMP-1 and BMP-2 armoured fighting vehicles from Novotroitske engaged pro-Russian positions at Dokuchaievsk, supported by antitank grenade launchers, while 82 mm mortar volleys landed near Yasynuvata. Pikuzy was shelled at dusk from 120 mm mortars. There were unconfirmed reports of Ukrainian tanks shelling pro-Russian redoubts at Spartak and infantry weapons firing on pro-Russian troops west of Horlivka.

18 July

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO headquarters in the morning pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 21 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 14 occasions in Donetsk region and on 7 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 18 July seven ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and another two were wounded in the Donbass region on 17 July. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded nine Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in seven different locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. One pro-Russian serviceman was killed in action and another wounded. Sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire three times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, automatic grenade launchers, antitank rocket launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars to attack pro-Russian positions at Zholobok, Pryshyb and Kalynivka.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops once, at Pivdenne; no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 17 ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. In the surroundings of Donetsk city, pro-Russian forces fired small arms, heavy machine guns and grenade launchers to harass Ukrainian troops at Avdiivka and Marinka. In the region of Mariupol, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian redoubts at Vodiane. Ukrainian positions at Lebedinske and Starohnativka became the target of infantry weapons and rocket launchers. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Luhanske and Svitlodarsk came under 82 mm mortar fire. Troitske, Orekhove, Svitlodarsk and Yuzhne were hit by small arms fire, heavy machine guns and antitank rockets. Pro-Russian infantry entrenched on Knyaz Igor memorial fired small arms at Ukrainian positions near Stanytsia Luhanska. Pro-Russian authorities from Donetsk city told the press that the Ukrainian army had broken the truce on several occasions throughout the day. The main incidents took place in the surroundings of Donetsk city, at Dokuchaievsk, Yasynuvata Spartak and, in the area of Horlivka, Holmivsky. Dokuchaievsk became the target of 82 mm and 120 mm mortars, while 82 mm mortar rounds landed in Yasynuvata and Homivsky. Ukrainian positions at Dokuchaievsk were also attacked by BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Novotroitske. Spartak was shelled with automatic grenade launchers and 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles firing from Avdiivka.

19 July

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 17 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 8 occasions in Donetsk and on 9 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 19 July five ceasefire violations were registered. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 18 July. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded seven Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in five different locations using small arms, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire once, when 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles were fired at pro-Russian positions near Lozove.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 5 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 18 ceasefire violations were registered. In all cases, separatist forces opened fire with small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. Novotroitske, Novomykhailivka, Avdiivka, Kamianka and Pisky, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, Vodiane, Lebedinske, Hnutove and Shyrokyne, in the region of Mariupol, and in the northern sector of the demarcation line, Svitlodarsk, Zhovte, Krymske, Mayorsk and Luhanske. A series of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were reported by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city by evening. Dokuchaievsk and Novomykhailivka, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, and Pikuzy, in the region of Mariupol, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, BMP-2 armoured vehicles engaged Ukrainian forces at Dokuchaievsk and Pikuzy, while Novomykhailivka became the target of automatic grenade launchers and antitank rocket launchers. The dolomite processing plant at Dokuchaievsk was damaged.

20 July

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO headquarters in the morning pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 18 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 12 occasions in Donetsk region and on 6 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 20 July two ceasefire violations were registered, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 19 July. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded four Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in three different locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. The same sources reported 30 Ukrainian violations for the past week. Ukrainian forces fired 44 shells from 82 mm and 120 mm mortars and 232 rounds from armoured fighting vehicles. One pro-Russian soldier was killed in action and another wounded. Two civilian residents were injured. In the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, local authorities recorded two Ukrainian attacks on pro-Russian positions. Automatic grenade launchers and 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles were fired at Sentianivka and Lozove.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 8 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 29 ceasefire violations were registered, as a result, another two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded. In the outskirts of Donetsk city, infantry weapons and grenade launchers were used to engage Ukrainian positions at Krasnohorivka, Avdiivka, Novomykhailivka, Marinka and Berezove. Sniper fire was recorded at Krasnohorivka. In the region of Mariupol, antitank guided missiles were launched at Pavlopil. Hnutove was meanwhile shelled with 120 mm mortars. The separatists fired small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers at Lebedinske, Shyrokyne, Bohdanivka, Vodiane, Pavlopil and Talakivka. In the northern section of the demarcation line, pro-Russian infantry attacked Ukrainian positions at Troitske, Svitlodarsk and Luhanske with small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported several Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire throughout the day. Ukrainian forces attacked Dokuchaievsk, Yasne and Trudivske, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, Zaitseve, in the area of Horlivka, and in the region of Mariupol, Sosnovske, Pikuzy and Uzhivka. In the main incidents, a single 82 mm mortar round damaged a civilian residence at Zaitseve, while BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Novotroitske raked Ukrainian positions at Dokuchaievsk with 30 mm gunfire. An industrial depot and an electric locomotive were damaged. BMP-1 and BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Berezove also launched an attack on nearby Yasne. Pro-Russian positions at Pikuzy were engaged by BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Hnutove.

21 July

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 29 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 22 occasions in Donetsk and on 7 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 21 July four ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that three Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the Donbass region on 20 July. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded seven Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in seven different locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire once, when Kalynove was fired at from heavy machine guns and 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 4 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 15 ceasefire violations were registered. In the area of Donetsk city, pro-Russian troops fired infantry weapons and grenade launchers at Avdiivka, Pisky and Krasnohorivka. In the region of Mariupol, the separatists opened fire on Ukrainian troops at Lebedinske, Talakivka, Shyrokyne and Pavlopil. Lebedinske was also the target of 82 mm mortars. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, Ukrainian forces at Prichepilivka, Krymske and Mayorsk were harassed with small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. A series of ceasefire violations carried out by Ukrainian forces were recorded by pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city. Sakhanka and Pikuzy, in the region of Mariupol, and Yasynuvata, in the northern outskirts of Donetsk city, came under hostile fire in several occasions throughout the day. In the main incidents, Pikuzy was shelled from 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles and 120 mm mortars, while Sakhanka was likewise the target of 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles and 82 mm mortars. Yasynuvata was hit by 120 mm mortar rounds.

22 July

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO headquarters in the morning pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 15 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 11 occasions in Donetsk region and on 4 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 6 occasions. By morning of 22 July five ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side; the fire was not returned. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 21 July. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported nine Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in four different locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. Sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire once, when antitank rockets landed in Lozove.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 4 occasions, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. By the end of the day total 15 ceasefire violations were registered. In the area around Donetsk city, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Avdiivka. Kamianka and Marinka were hit by small arms fire and antitank rockets. In the region of Mariupol, antitank guided missiles were fired at Hnutove, while armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian redoubts at Starohnativka. Talakivka, Vodiane, Shyrokyne, Hnutove, Lebedinske and Starohnativka became the target of small arms and rocket launchers. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Ukrainian forces at Zaitseve and Krymske were attacked with infantry weapons and rocket launchers. Ukrainian troops at Mayorsk received small arms fire. Sniper fire was reported at Novooleksandrivka. Pro-Russian authorities from Donetsk city told the press that Ukrainian forces had broken the ceasefire several times by evening. In the main incidents, BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Hnutove riddled pro-Russian positions at Novyboeve with 30 mm gunfire, and Sakhanka was shelled with 82 mm mortars. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Talakivka opened fire on Pikuzy.

23 July

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 15 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 12 occasions in Donetsk and on 3 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 23 July three ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 22 July. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded six Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in four different locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. No ceasefire violations were recorded by local authorities within the borders of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops once, with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. By the end of the day total 21 ceasefire violations were registered, as a result, two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded. In the outskirts of Donetsk city, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian redoubts at Avdiivka for the second consecutive day. Infantry weapons and grenade launchers were fired at Marinka and Avdiivka. In the region of Mariupol, antitank guided missiles were launched at Hnutove, while armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Vodiane. Lebedinske was hit by 82 mm mortar volleys, while 120 mm mortar rounds landed in Talakivka. The separatists also fired small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers at Lebedinske, Pavlopil, Hnutove and Shyrokyne. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, Krymske was shelled with antitank rocket launchers and 82 mm mortars. Mayorsk (48°23′48″N 37°58′32″E

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) became the target of small arms and grenade launchers. Pro-Russian sources from Donetsk city reported a series of Ukrainian violations of the truce by evening. Dokuchaievsk, in the surroundings of Donetsk city, and Sakhanka, Pikuzy and Novoshyrokivske, in the region of Mariupol, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Nikolaevka and Novotroitske launched two attacks on Ukrainian positions at Dokuchaievsk, while 82 mm mortar rounds landed in Sakhanka and Pikuzy. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Pyshchevik engaged Ukrainian forces at Novoshyrokivske.

24 July

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO headquarters in the morning pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 21 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 17 occasions in Donetsk region and on 4 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 24 July five ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the Donbass region on 23 July. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded seven Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in four different locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Local sources reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire on one occasion within the borders of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, when Ukrainian forces from Prichepilivka fired at pro-Russian positions around Zholobok with small arms, automatic grenade launchers, rocket launchers and 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 6 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 33 ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. In the surroundings of Donetsk city, 122 mm self-propelled artillery firing from Dokuchaievsk hit Ukrainian positions at Novotroitske. This marked the first use of artillery by pro-Russian sources in weeks. Infantry weapons and rocket launchers were employed to harass Ukrainian troops at Avdiivka, Marinka, Opytne, Pisky and Novotroitske. In the region of Mariupol, heavy shelling was reported at Lebedinske, which became the target of 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and 122 mm self-propelled artillery. Nearby Vodiane became the target of 120 mm mortars and antitank guided missiles. Pro-Russian forces also fired small arms, heavy machine guns and grenade launchers at Shyrokyne, Talakivka, Pavlopil and Lebedinske. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian forces at Krymske and Luhanske. Pro-Russian infantry attacked Ukrainian redoubts at Yuzhne, Novhorodske, Zalizne, Luhanske and Krymske. Pro-Russian authorities from Donetsk city told the press that Ukrainian forces had broken the ceasefire on several occasions by evening. Dokuchaievsk, in the southern outskirts of Donetsk city, and in the region of Mariupol Uzhivka, Pikuzy and Dzerzhinske, in the region of Mariupol, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, Uzhivka and Dokuchaievsk were shelled with 120 mm mortars. BMP-2 armoured fighting vehicles from Novotroitske riddled pro-Russian positions at Dokuchaievsk with 30 mm gunfire. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Vodiane opened fire on Dzerzhinske, supported by 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles.

25 July

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 33 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 19 occasions in Donetsk and on 14 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 10 occasions. By morning of 25 July four ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 24 July. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded six Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in five different locations using heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire three times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, antitank rocket launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars to attack pro-Russian positions at Mariivka and Kalynivka.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 6 occasions, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. By the end of the day total 24 ceasefire violations were registered, another Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. In the outskirts of Donetsk city and Mariupol, Pisky was shelled with 120 mm mortars. Lebedinske, Shyrokyne, Bohdanivka, Pisky, Opytne, Hnutove, Vodiane, Pavlopil, Marinka and Avdiivka became the target of small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. In the northern section of the demarcation line, infantry weapons and grenade launcherswere used to harass Ukrainian troops at Luhanske, Yuzhne, Krymske and Novoluhanske. Small arms fire was reported at Stanytsia Luhanska. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported Ukrainian attacks on Spartak, in the western outskirts of Donetsk city, and Holmivsky, in the area of Horlivka. The Ukrainian military opened fire on pro-Russian positions at Holmivsky with antiaircraft guns and 120 mm mortars, while Spartak came under 73 mm antitank recoilless rifle and 82 mm mortar fire.

26 July

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO headquarters in the morning pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 24 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 18 occasions in Donetsk region and on 6 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on about 10 occasions. By morning of 26 July four ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the Donbass region on 25 July. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported three Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in two locations using antiaircraft guns, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars. No violations of the truce were reported by authorities of the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 9 occasions, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded, the report reads. By the end of the day total 32 ceasefire violations were registered, one Ukrainian serviceman was killed in action. In the surroundings of Donetsk city and in the region of Mariupol, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian redoubts at Pavlopil and Hnutove, while infantry weapons and rocket launchers were fired at Pisky, Chermalyk, Lebedinske, Shyrokyne and Vodiane. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, the separatist fired infantry weapons and rocket launchers at Ukrainian positions around Hirske, Yuzhne, Novoluhanske, Novhorodske, Luhanske, Svitlodarsk and Krymske. Pro-Russian authorities from Donetsk city said that the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire a number of occasions. In the main incidents, automatic grenade launchers were fired at Yasynuvata, while small arms fire was reported at Pikuzy.

27 July

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 32 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 18 occasions in Donetsk and on 14 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 27 July nine ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and another was wounded in action in the Donbass region on 26 July. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city reported three Ukrainian violations of the truce in two locations. The incidents involved the use of 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, antiaircraft guns, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. The same sources said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire 39 times over the past week. The Ukrainian military fired 63 shells from 82 mm and 120 mm mortars and 127 rounds from armoured fighting vehicles on the same period. One civilian resident was wounded. In the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, local authorities recorded two Ukrainian attacks on pro-Russian positions. Ukrainian forces employed automatic grenade launchers and 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles to shell pro-Russian positions at Kalynivka and Lozove.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 9 occasions; one Ukrainian serviceman was killed. By the end of the day total 34 ceasefire violations were registered. In the areas around Donetsk city and Mariupol, 82 mm and 120 mm mortar volleys landed in Lebedinske and Vodiane. Small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers were fired at Avdiivka, Pavlopil, Hnutove, Lebedinske, Shyrokyne, Vodiane, Marinka, Krasnohorivka and Novomykhailivka. In the northern section of the demarcation line, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Krymske, while infantry weapons and grenade launchers were employed to harass Ukrainian troops at Mayorsk, Zhovte, Novotoshkivke and Zolote. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city told the press that Ukrainian forces attacked pro-Russian positions in the region of Mariupol. In the main incidents, Sakhanka and Uzhivka came under 82 mm mortar fire, while ZU-23-2 antiaircraft guns from Shyrokyne opened fire on pro-Russian forces at Sakhanka.

28 July

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO headquarters in the morning pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 34 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 21 occasions in Donetsk region and on 13 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 28 July four ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed in the Donbass region on 27 July. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported four Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in two locations using 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and antiaircraft guns. Local authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded two Ukrainian attacks on pro-Russian positions. Automatic grenade launchers, antitank rocket launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles and 82 mm mortars were fired at Zholobok and Sokolniki.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 4 occasions. In a two-hour skirmish between pro-Russian scouts and Ukrainian troops, that took place at Krymske, two Ukrainian servicemen were killed and another two were wounded. Ukrainian reports claim four pro-Russian fighters dead and eight wounded. The warring parties traded mortar and artillery fire. By the end of the day total 25 ceasefire violations were registered. In the outskirts of Donetsk city and in the region of Mariupol, Hnutove became the target of infantry weapons, rocket propelled grenades and 82 mm mortars. Elsewhere, Small arms, heavy machine guns and grenade launchers were fired at Marinka, Pavlopil, Avdiivka, Pisky, Shyrokyne and Vodiane. In the norhtern sector of the demarcation line, besides the pro-Russian assault near Krymske, Svitlodarsk was hit by small arms fire and antitank rockets. By evening, pro-Russian sources from Donetsk city reported that Ukrainian forces had broken the ceasefire two times in the surroundings of Donetsk city. In Spartak, two 120 mm mortar rounds struck Ukrainian redoubts, while BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Novotroitske engaged pro-Russian positions at Dokuchaievsk.

29 July

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 25 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 14 occasions in Donetsk and on 11 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 7 occasions. By morning of 29 July five ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side, the fire was returned once. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were killed and another two were wounded in action in the Donbass region on 28 July. Pro-Russian officials in Donetsk city recorded three Ukrainian violations of the truce. The Ukrainian military used heavy machine guns, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and armoured fighting vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions at Dokuchaievsk and Spartak. Sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire three times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars and BMP-2 armoured vehicles to pound pro-Russian positions at Sokolniki and Lozove.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 3 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 30 ceasefire violations were registered, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. In the outskirts of Donetsk city and in the region of Mariupol, pro-Russian troops fired infantry weapons and rocket launchers at Shyrokyne, Avdiivka, Marinka, Hnutove, Opytne, Novomykhailivka, Lebedinske and Pavlopil. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, the same kind of weapons were used to harass Ukrainian troops at Yuzhne, Novhorodske and Novoselivka.

30 July

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO headquarters in the morning pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 30 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 20 occasions in Donetsk region and on 10 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 30 July nine ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 29 July. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire once, when two 120 mm mortar shells landed in Spartak, west of Donetsk city. According to local sources, the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire twice within the borders of the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, antitank rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to engage pro-Russian positions at Zholobok and Pryshyb.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 10 occasions, as a result, three Ukrainian servicemen were wounded. By the end of the day total 40 ceasefire violations were registered. In the areas around Donetsk city and Mariupol, the Ukrainian stronghold of Vodiane was struck by 82 mm and 120 mm mortar volleys. Opytne, Novomyhailivka, Novotroitske, Pisky, Shyrokyne, Kamianka, Hnutove, Avdiivka, Pavlopil, Lebedinske and Marinka became the target of small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. In the northern section of the demarcation line, pro-Russian forces fired infantry weapons and antitank rockets at Maisk, Novhorodske, MayorskSvitlodarsk and Krymske. A series of Ukrainian violations of the truce were recorded by pro-Russian officials from Donetsk city by evening. Mineralne and Spartak, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, and in the region of Mariupol Sakhanka, Uzhivka, Pikuzy, Yelenivka and Novoshyrokivske came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, Ukrainian forces fired 120 mm mortars at Spartak and 82 mm mortars at Mineralne, Sakhanka and Uzhivka. Pikuzy and Novoshyrokivske were shelled with automatic grenade launchers.

31 July

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 40 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 28 occasions in Donetsk and on 12 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 31 July four ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that three Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in action in the Donbass region on 30 July. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded 11 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in seven different locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, snipers, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars. Sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire three times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, under-barrel launched grenades, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles and 82 mm mortars to engage pro-Russian positions at Pryshyb, Lozove and Sokolniki. One pro-Russian soldier was killed.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 9 occasions, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. By the end of the day total 36 ceasefire violations were registered. In the area around Donetsk city and in the region of Mariupol, Opytne, Hnutove, Vodiane, Krasnohorivka, Marinka, Avdiivka, Talakivka, Lebedinske, Novomikhailovka, Pavlopil and Pisky became the target of infantry weapons and rocket launchers. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, the same kind of weapons were used to harass Ukrainian troops at Krymske, Zaitseve, Luhanske and Svitlodarsk.

August

1 August

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO headquarters in the morning pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 36 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 21 occasions in Donetsk region and on 15 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 1 August two ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on the last day of July. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire once, when 82 mm mortar rounds landed in Spartak, near Donetsk airport. According to local sources, the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire three times within the borders of the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, antitank rocket launchers and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions at Zholobok and Lozove.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 4 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 21 ceasefire violations were registered, three Ukrainian servicemen were wounded, one went missing in action. In the surroundings of Donetsk city and in the region of Mariupol, pro-Russian troops opened fire on Ukrainian positions at Talakivka, Novomykhailivka, Lebedinske, Vodiane, Hnutove, Pavlopil and Marinka using infantry weapons and rocket launchers. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Maisk, Novoluhanske and Krymske supported by small arms fire, heavy machine gun fire and antitank rockets. Small arms fire was reported at Stanytsia Luhanska. A number of Ukrainian violations of the truce was reported by pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city. Ukrainian forces shelled Luhanske, in the southern outskirts of Donetsk city, and in the area of Horlivka, Dolomitne and Gagarin mining complex with automatic grenade launchers, rocket propelled grenades and 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles.

2 August

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 21 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 12 occasions in Donetsk and on 9 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 2 August eight ceasefire violations were registered, as a result, two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that three Ukrainian servicemen were wounded and one went missing in action in the Donbass region on the first day of August. Pro-Russian officials in Donetsk city recorded three Ukrainian violations of the truce in three locations. The Ukrainian military used small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers and antitank rocket launchers. One pro-Russian soldier was killed in action. Sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire three times within the republic boundaries. BMP-1 and BMP-2 armoured vehicles launched a sustained attack on pro-Russian positions at Sokolniki supported by 82 mm mortar fire. Heavy machine guns and antitank rocket launchers were fired from the same location at Zholobok and Pryshyb.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 2 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 28 ceasefire violations were registered, another two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded. In the outskirts of Donetsk city and in the region of Mariupol, Vodiane came under 82 mm mortar fire. Gnutove, Novomykhailivka, Marinka, Chermalyk, Avdiivka, Talakivka, Krasnohorivka, Pavlopil, Lebedinske and Shyrokyne became the target of infantry weapons and rocket propelled grenades. in the northern sector of the demarcation line, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian redoubts at Novoluhanske, while Krymske, Luhanske and Shumy became the target of infantry weapons and rocket launchers. Pro-Russian officials told the press that Ukrainian forces had broken the ceasefire on two occasions by evening. In the region of Mariupol, BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Talakivka opened fire on pro-Russian positions at Pikuzy, while small arms and sniper fire was reported at Gagarin mining complex, in the outskirts of Horlivka.

3 August

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO headquarters in the morning pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 28 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 20 occasions in Donetsk region and on 8 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 3 August nine ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that four Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the Donbass region on 2 August. Pro-Russian officials in Donetsk city recorded two Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire. Ukrainian forces used sniper rifles and armoured fighting vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions at two different locations. The same sources recorded 27 incidents over the past week; the Ukrainian military fired 69 shells from 82 mm and 120 mm mortars and 183 rounds from armoured fighting vehicles on the same period. One pro-Russian soldier was killed in action. Sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire two times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed 82 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to pound pro-Russian positions at Krasny Yar and Zholobok.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 6 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 36 ceasefire violations were registered. In the area around Donetsk city and the region of Mariupol, pro-Russian tanks, supported by 82 mm and 120 mm mortar fire, launched an intense attack on Ukrainian redoubts at Pavlopil. Nearby Talakivka was hit by 82 mm mortar rounds. Infantry weapons and rocket launchers were fired at Krasnohorivka, Hnutove, Pavlopil, Vodiane, Shyrokyne and Lebedinske. In the northern section of the demarcation line, 82 mm mortar volleys landed in Krymske, while small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers were fired at Makarove, Novoluhanske, Yuzhne, Zalizne, Luhanske and Svitlodarsk. A number of Ukrainian violations of the truce were reported by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city by evening. In the region of Mariupol, Sosnovske was hit by automatically launched grenades and antitank rockets, while in the surroundings of Donetsk city, Vasiilivka was shelled with automatic grenade launcher and 82 mm mortars.

4 August

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 36 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 22 occasions in Donetsk and on 14 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 4 August eight ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 3 August. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported five Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in four locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, antitank rocket launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. Sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire three times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, under-barrel launched grenades, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles and 120 mm mortars to open fire on pro-Russian positions at Pryshyb, Zholobok, Kalynivka and Krasny Yar.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 8 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 33 ceasefire violations were registered, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was killed, two were wounded. In the area of Donetsk city and the region of Mariupol, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles attacked Ukrainian positions supported by small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. Most incidents took place at Marinka, Vodiane, Avdiivka, Shyrokyne, Chermalyk and Hnutove. Ukrainian forces at Shyrokyne also became the target of 82 mm mortars. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, Ukrainian troops at Krymske, Novozvanivka, Novoluhanske and Troitske were engaged by armoured fighting vehicles, grenade launchers and infantry weapons. Two patrolling policemen from the “Dnipro-1” police regiment were injured by a sniper fire at Marinka at around 11:00 am. Pro-Russian authorities from Donetsk city told the press that Ukrainian forces had broken the ceasefire on several occasions by evening. Trudivske, Yasynuvata and Spartak, in the outskirts of donetsk city, Dolomitne and Gagarin mining complex, in the area of Horlivka, and in the region of Mariupol, Novoshyrokivske and Sakhanka, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, 120 mm mortar rounds hit Yasynuvata, while BMP-2 armoured fighting vehicles from Avdiivka engaged pro-Russian positions at Spartak. Novotoshyrokivske, Sakhanka and Trudivske were shelled with 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles.

5 August

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO headquarters in the morning pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 33 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 21 occasions in Donetsk region and on 12 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 15 occasions. By morning of 5 August four ceasefire violations were registered, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded; the fire was returned on 3 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian soldier was killed and another two were wounded in the Donbass region on 4 August. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded seven Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in seven different locations using small arms, snipers, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Local officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded two Ukrainian attacks on pro-Russian positions. Automatic grenade launchers, antitank rocket launchers, antitank rocket launchers and 82 mm mortars were fired at pro-Russian positions around Kalynivka and Kalynove.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 12 occasions, as a result, one Ukrainian servicemen was wounded. By the end of the day a total of 40 ceasefire violations were registered. In the area of Donetsk city and the region of Mariupol, Hnutove and Lebedinske were hit by 82 mm and 120 mm mortar fire. Separatist forces fired small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers at Ukrainian positions around Shyrokyne, Lebedinske, Pavlopil, Chermalyk, Marinka and Vodiane. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, Krymske was repeatedly attacked with infantry weapons, grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. Elsewhere pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles, supported by infantry weapons and rocket launchers, engaged Ukrainian positions at Svitlodarsk, Luhanske, Yuzhne and Novozvanivka. A series of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were reported by pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city by evening. Mineralne, in the surroundings of Donetsk city, Holmivsky and Gagarin mining complex, in the area of Horlivka, and in the region of Mariupol, Sakhanka, Pikuzy and Uzhivka became the target of Ukrainian forces. In the main incidents, BMP-1 and BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Dzerzhinsky launched a sustained attack on pro-Russian positions at Gagarin mining complex. BMP-1 armoured vehicles, meanwhile, engaged pro-Russian forces at Holmivsky and Sakhanka. The Ukrainian military shelled Uzhivka and Sakhanka with 82 mm mortars. Pikuzy and Mineralne were hit by 73 mm antitank recoilles rifles.

6 August

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 40 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 19 occasions in Donetsk and on 21 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 21 occasions. By morning of 6 August (as of 9:00 am) four ceasefire violations were registered; one Ukrainian soldier was wounded in action. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 5 August. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded eight Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in seven different locations using small arms, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire four times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions at Kalynivka and Zholobok.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 11 occasions, as a result, two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded. By the end of the day total 30 ceasefire violations were registered. In the surroundings of Donetsk city and the region of Mariupol, 82 mm 1nd 120 mm mortar barrages struck Avdiivka, Lebedinske and Hnutove. Antitank guided missiles were launched at Chermalyk, while pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles attacked Ukrainina positions at Hnutove. Infantry weapons and grenade launchers were fired at Marinka, Lebedinske, Pavlopil, Shyrokyne, Avdiivka y Vodiane. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Novoluhanske was shelled with 82 mm mortars. Hours later, Ukrainian redoubts at Novozvanivka were engaged by armoured fighting vehicles. Krymske, Luhanske, Novhorodske and Yuzhne became the target of small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city told the press that Ukrainian forces had broken the ceasefire on a number of occasions by evening. Oleksandrivka and Staromykhailivka, in the surroundings of Donetsk city, and Naberezhne, in the region of Mariupol, came under attack. In the main incidents, BMP-1 and BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Krasnohorivka attacked pro-Russian redoubts at Staromykhailivka, while Oleksandrivka was shelled with automatic grenade launchers. One civilian resident was wounded.

7 August

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO headquarters in the morning pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 30 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 23 occasions in Donetsk region and on 7 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 11 occasions. By morning of 7 August seven ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side; the fire was returned on several occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that three Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the Donbass region on 6 August. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded six Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in six different locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire two times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, antitank rocket launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles and 82 mm mortars to open fire on pro-Russian positions at Sokolniki and Lozove.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 6 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 36 ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. In the environs of Donetsk city and in the region de Mariupol, heavy shelling was reported at Lebedinske, which was repeatedly hit by antitank rockets and 82 mm mortar barrages. Shyrokyne was also the target of 82 mm mortars. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Hnutove. Infantry weapons and grenade launchers were used to harass Ukrainian troops at Marinka, Vodiane, Pavlopil, Opytne and Krasnohorivka. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Novoluhanske and Krymske were shelled with 82 mm mortars. Malynove, Novozvanivka, Troitske, Luhanske, Svitlodarsk and Krymske became the target of small arms. heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. A series of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were reported by pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city by evening. the Ukrainian military attacked Yasynuvata and Kruta Balka, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, and in the region of Mariupol, Sakhanka and Pikuzy. In the main incidents, Yasynuvata was hit by 82 mm and 120 mm mortar rounds, while 120 mm mortar barrages were fired on Ukrainian positions at Sakhanka. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Hnutove launched two attacks on pro-Russian redoubts at Pikuzy. Three pro-Russian soldiers -one drive and two female nurses- were killed when the military ambulance they were riding on was hit by an antitank guided missile near Naberezhne.

8 August

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 36 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 21 occasions in Donetsk and on 16 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 8 August (as of 9:00 am) six ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side; the fire was returned on several occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 7 August. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded four Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in three different locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. According to local officials, the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire four times within the borders of the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, antitank rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, BMP-1 armoured vehicles and 122 mm self-propelled artillery to pound pro-Russian positions at Sentianivka, Lozove and Kalynivka. The same sources claimed that two Ukrainian military drones were shot down over the republic's territory in the past three days.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 12 occasions, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded; another Ukrainian soldier was injured by the explosion of an unidentified explosive device near Marinka checkpoint at around 3:00 pm. By the end of the day total 44 ceasefire violations were registered, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was killed, one more was wounded, and one went missing. In the area of Donetsk city and in the region of Mariupol, Avdiivka became the target of small arms, heavy machine guns, rocket launchers and 82 mm mortars. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles attacked Ukrainian positions at nearby Krasnohorivka. The separatists fired infantry weapons and grenade launchers at Ukrainian troops around Vodiane, Hnutove, Lebedinske, Marinka, Novomykhailivka, Novoselivka, Pavlopil and Shyrokyne. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, Ukrainian scouts were ambushed by pro-Russian infantry near Mayorsk. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles, meanwhile, engaged Ukrainian redoubts at Krymske supported by 82 mm mortar fire. Ukrainian troops at Zaitseve, Zolote, Novoluhanske, Yuzhne, Luhanske and Novozvanivka were harassed with small arms fire, heavy machine gun fire and rocket propelled grenades. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported a series of Ukrainian violations of the truce by evening. Verkhnyotoretske, Vasiilivka and Staromykhailivka, in the outskirts of Donetsk, Gagarin mining complex in the area of Horlivka and in the region of Mariupol, Uzhivka and Pikuzy, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, 120 mm mortar rounds were fired at Gagarin, while 82 mm mortar rounds landed in Uzhivka and Vasiilivka. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Krasnohorivka engaged Ukrainian forces at Staromykhailivka.

9 August

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO headquarters in the morning pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 44 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 26 occasions in Donetsk region and on 18 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 15 occasions. By morning of 9 August (as of 9:00 am) nine ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed reported at noon that one Ukrainian soldier was killed and three Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the Donbass region on 8 August; one Ukrainan soldier went missing in a clash between the warring parties. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded eight Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in seven different locations using small arms, snipers, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire two times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured fighting vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions at Lozove, Prishib, Zholobok and Sentianivka.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 6 occasions, as a result, two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded. By the end of the day total 45 ceasefire violations were registered, one Ukrainian serviceman was killed in action. In the area around Donetsk city and in the region of Mariupol, 82 mm mortar volleys landed in Hnutove and Lebedinske. Pro-Russian forces opened fire with infantry weapons and rocket launchers at Hnutove, Bodanivka, Starohnativka, Novomykhailivka, Vodiane, Chermalyk, Shyrokyne, Krasnohorivka, Marinka and Pavlopil. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Novoluhanske was shelled with 82 mm mortars. Small arms, heavy machine guns and grenade launchers were fired at Novozvanovka, Majororsk, Novotoshkovskoe, Krymske, Novolugansk, Zaitseve and Troitske. Ukrainian troops at Stanytsia Luhanske were harassed with small arms fire from pro-Russian positions at Knyaz Igor memorial. By evening, a number of Ukrainian ceasefire violations had been reported by pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city. In the main incidents, all of them in the region of Mariupol, Uzhivka and Sakhanka were hit by 82 mm and 120 mm mortar fire respectively, while BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Talakivka opened fire on Ukrainian positions at Pikuzy.

10 August

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 45 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 24 occasions in Donetsk and on 21 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 10 August four ceasefire violations were registered, exclusively in Donetsk region; no casualties were reported. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and two were wounded in action in the Donbass region on 9 August. The same sources said that the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire 45 times over the past week. The Ukrainian forces fired 100 shells from 82 mm and 120 mm mortars and 206 rounds from armoured fighting vehicles on the same period. Three pro-Russian soldiers were killed in action. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported three Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in three locations using 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire four times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to engage pro-Russian positions at Kalynivka, Kalynove, Pryshyb and Lozove.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 10 occasions, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. By the end of the day total 36 ceasefire violations were registered, as a result, another two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded. In the outskirts of Donetsk city and in the region of Mariupol, antitank rockets and 120 mm mortar rounds hit Ukrainian positions at Lebedinske, while pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian forces at Hnutove. Ukrainian troops at Opytne, Novomykhailivka, Shyrokyne, Pavlopil, Bohdanivka, Lebedinske, Vodiane, Krasnohorivka, Hnutove and Marinka were harassed with small arms and heavy machine gun fire. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, Shumy was struck by 120 mm mortar rounds. Zalizne, Krymske, Shumy, Luhanske and Troitske became meanwhile the target of infantry weapons and rocket propelled grenades. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city told the press that Ukrainian forces had broken the truce on a number of occasions by evening. The Ukrainian military targeted Pikuzy and Uzhivka, in the region of Mariupol, and 6/7 mining complex, in the area of Horlivka. In the main incidents, Pikuzy was shelled with 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles and 120 mm mortars; 120 mm mortar rounds also struck Uzhivka. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Shumy launched a sustained attack on pro-Russian redoubts at 6/7 mining complex supported by heavy 82 mm and 120 mm mortar fire.

11 August

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO headquarters in the morning pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 36 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 24 occasions in Donetsk region and on 12 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 11 August seven ceasefire violations were registered. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that three Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the Donbass region on 10 August. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded six Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in three different locations using small arms, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire four times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions at Lohvynove, Pryshyb and Zholobok.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 15 occasions, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. By the end of the day total 34 ceasefire violations were recorded. Pro-Russian sources reported a number of Ukrainian violations of the truce by evening. Staromykhailivka, in the southern outskirts of Donetsk city, was shelled with 120 mm mortars; two civilian residences were set on fire. In the territory of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, armoured fighting vehicles from Novotoshkivke attacked pro-Russian positions at Donetskyi supported by 82 mm mortar fire. A number of civilian buildings were hit.

The OSCE mission announced that their monitors had spotted “four distinct electronic warfare systems” near Chornukhyne, in an area controlled by the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic. The Russian-made devices were identified by an OSCE drone as "Leer-3 RB-341V, 1L269 Krasukha, and RB-109A Bylina units as well as the mobile anti-drone system Repellent-1".

12 August

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 34 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 23 occasions in Donetsk region and on 11 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By the morning of 12 August three ceasefire violations were recorded. Pro-Russian officials in Donetsk city recorded two Ukrainian violations of the truce. The Ukrainian military used 82 mm and 120 mm mortars to shell Sosnovske and Staromykhailivka. Within the boundaries of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, local sources said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire once, when BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Novotoshkivke launched an attack on Donetskyi, supported by 82 mm mortars.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 20 occasions, as a result, two Ukrainian serviceman were wounded. By the end of the day total 57 ceasefire violations were registered. Pro-Russian officials told the press that Ukrainian forces had broken the truce on several occasions by evening. Yasynuvata and Spartak, in the surroundings of Donetsk city, Izotove and Gagarin mining complex, in the area of Horlivka, and in the region of Mariupol, Sosnovske and Uzhivka, came under hostile attack. in the main incidents, Ukrainian tanks from Dzezhinsky engaged pro-Russian redoubts at Izotove, supported by 120 mm mortar fire. Uzhivka was also hit by 120 mm mortar rounds. BMP-2 amoured vehicles from Avdiivka raked pro-Russian positions with 30 mm gunfire, while armoured personnel carriers from the same location attacked pro-Russian forces at Yasynuvata.

13 August

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO headquarters in the morning pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 57 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 33 occasions in Donetsk region and on 24 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 27 occasions. By morning of 13 August (as of 9:00 am) ten ceasefire violations were registered, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in the Donbass region on 12 August. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded ten Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in ten different locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, snipers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. Authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire four times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to engage pro-Russian positions at Lozove, Sentianivka and Kalynivka.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 14 occasions, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. By the end of the day total 41 ceasefire violations were registered. In the area of Donetsk city and in the region of Mariupol, Bohdanivka was shelled with 120 mm mortars, while Vodiane ans Avdiivka came under 82 mm mortar fire. Lebedinske, Shyrokyne, Vodiane, Novotroitske, Hnutove, Avdiivka, Pavlopil and Opytne became the target of infantry weapons and grenade launchers. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, Pro-Russian sources shelled Novotoshkivske with 122 mm self-propelled artillery, Severne and Zalizne with 120 mm mortars, and Troitske and Novozvanivka with 82 mm mortars. Small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers were fired at Novoluhanske, Novozvanivka, Yuzhne, Mayorsk, Novotoshkivske, Troitske and Krymske. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported at least two Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire by evening, when Ukrainian forces engaged pro-Russian positions at Dokuchaievsk, in the southern outskirts of Donetsk city, and at Gagarin mining complex, in the area of Horlivka, using small arms, heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless guns, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars. Hours later, Ukrainian tanks opened fire on Izotove, in the surroundings of Horlivka, for the second consecutive day.

14 August

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 41 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 18 occasions in Donetsk and on 23 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 14 August seven ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in action in the Donbass region on 13 August. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded seven Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in three different locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, snipers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, antiaircraft artillery, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and tanks. According to local sources, the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire four times within the borders of the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, antitank rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions at Zholobok, Pryshyb and Kalynove.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 19 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 46 ceasefire violations were registered, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was killed, another three were wounded. In the outskirts of Donetsk city and in the region of Mariupol, 122 mm artillery barrages were fired at the Ukrainian strongholdsof Hnutove, Vodiane and Shyrokyne. Vodiane was also shelled with 82 mm and 120 mm mortars; 82 mm mortar volleys landed meanwhile in Chermalyk and Lebedinske. Infantry weapons and grenade launchers were used to harass Ukrainian troops at Krasnohorivka, Opytne, Marinka, Novotroitske, Pisky, Pavlopil, Chermalyk, Hnutove, Vodiane, Shyrokyne and Lebedinske. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Krymske came under attack from heavy machine guns, rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured fighting vehicles and 152 mm self-propelled artillery. Zaitseve was hit by 82 mm mortar rounds, and Mayorsk came under 120 mm mortar fire. Small arms, heavy machine guns and antitank rocket launchers were fired at Ukrainian positions around Zaitseve, Troitske, Zolote, Svitlodarsk and Mayorsk. Pro-Russian officials from Donetsk city reported a series of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire by evening. Ukrainian forces attacked Spartak, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, and, in the region of Mariupol, Sakhanka, Nova Tavrya and Pikuzy. In the main incidents, 82 mm and 120 mm mortar volleys landed in Pikuzy, while Sakhanka and Nova Tavrya came under 82 mm mortar fire. Pro-Russian troops at Pikuzy were also engaged by BMP-1 armoured vehicles. Later in the night, Izotove, in the area of Horlivka, came under 82 mm mortar fire. BMP-2 armoured vehicles opened fire on the pro-Russian strongholds of Trudivske and Staromyhailivka, around Donetsk city, causing extensive damaged to residential buildings and a gas pipeline.

15 August

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO headquarters in the morning pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 46 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 31 occasions in Donetsk region and on 15 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 15 August six ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed reported at noon that one Ukrainian soldier was killed and three Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the Donbass region on 14 August. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded ten Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in different locations using small arms, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Two civilian residents were wounded. Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire two times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to engage pro-Russian positions at Sentianivka.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 16 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 43 ceasefire violations were registered, as a result, two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded. In the surroundings of Donetsk city and in the region of Mariupol, heavy sheling was reported at Hnutove, which became the target of 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. Infantry weapons and grenade launchers were fired at Ukrainian positions around Marinka, Shyrokyne, Avdiivka, Chermalyk, Hnutove, Novotroitske, Novomyhailivka, Lebedinske, Opytne, Pavlopil, Vodiane, Krasnohorivka, Pisky and Kamianka. In the northern section of the demarcation line, 120 m mortar rounds hit Svitlodarsk, while Luhanske and Krymske came under 82 mm mortar fire. Infantry weapons were employed to harass ukrainian troops at Krymske, Luhanske, Novoluhanske, Mayorsk and Novozvanivka. Small arms was reported at Stanytsia Luhanska. Pro-Russian authorities told the press that Ukrainian forces had opened fire on pro-Russian positions at Uzhivka and Sakhanka, in the region of Mariupol, and Dolomitne, in the area around Horlivka. In the main incidents, Sakhanka was shelled with automatic grenade launchers while Dolomitne became the target of 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles.

16 August

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 43 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 24 occasions in Donetsk and on 19 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 16 August five ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in action in the Donbass region on 15 August. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported three Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in three locations using small arms, snipers, automatic grenade launchers and 73 mm antitank recoilless guns. One pro-Russian soldier was killed by sniper fire. Authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire two times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP armoured vehicles to engage pro-Russian positions at Kalynivka. One pro-Russian soldier was killed in action.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 6 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 30 ceasefire violations were registered. In the area around Donetsk city and in the region of Mariupol, pro-Russian forces attacked Ukrainian troops at Lebedinske, Novotroitske, Krasnohorivka, Marinka, Hnutove, Shyrokyne, Pavlopil and Vodiane with small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, a 13 BM-21 Grad rocket barrage was launched from Debaltseve at Ukrainian positions near Svitlodarsk, followed by 120 mm mortar volleys. Luhansk, Krymske and Novhorodske came under 82 mm mortar fire, while pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian redoubts at Krymske. Infantry weapons and grenade launchers were used to harass Ukrainian troops at Novozvanivka, Luhanske and Novhorodske. One Russian Orlan-10 drone was shot down near Pervomaisk. Pro-Russian sources said that Ukrainian forces had attacked Pikuzy on two different occasions by evening, using small arms, heavy machine guns, snipers and automatic grenade launchers.

17 August

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 30 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 18 occasions in Donetsk and on 12 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 17 August eleven ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 16 August. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city reported four Ukrainian violations of the truce in three different settlements. The incidents involved the use of small arms, heavy machine guns, snipers, automatic grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. During the past week, the Ukrainian side breached the ceasefire agreement on 45 occasions. The Ukrainian military fired 12 tank rounds, 250 82 mm and 120 mm mortar shells and more than 200 shots from armoured fighting vehicles on the same period. One pro-Russian soldier was killed and three civilian residents wounded. Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire two times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, rocket launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles and 120 mm mortars to open fire on pro-Russian positions at Lohvynove and Sentianivka.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 14 occasions, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. By the end of the day total 40 ceasefire violations were registered, another Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. In the area around Donetsk city and in the region of Mariupol, Chermalyk was shelled with 82 mm mortars. Marinka, Krasnohorivka, Hnutove, Nevelske, Novomykhailivka, Chermalyk, Shyrokyne, Pavlopil and Lebedinske were fired at from small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. In the northern section of the demarcation line, the same kind of weapons were fired at Ukrainian positions in Luhanske, Novoluhanske, Krymske and Novozvanivka. Pro-Russian sources from Donetsk city reported that BMP-2 armoured fighting vehicles from Krasnohorivka launched a sustained attack on the pro-Russian stronghold of Staromyhailivka, where a number of farms and civilian residences were damaged. Later in the night, Yasynuvata was hit by 120 mm mortar fire. In the area of Horlivka, 6/7 coal mine was shelled with automatic grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars, while pro-Russian troops at Dzezhinske and Pikuzy, in the region of Mariupol, were engaged with heavy machine guns, snipers, 73 mm antitank recoilless guns and BMP-1 armoured vehicles.

18 August

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 40 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 33 occasions in Donetsk and on 7 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 18 August six ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in action in the Donbass region on 17 August. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded seven Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in five different locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, snipers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Local sources reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire on one occasion within the borders of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, when Ukrainian forces from Krymske shelled pro-Russian positions around Pryshyb using 82 mm and 120 mm mortars.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 10 occasions, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and another wounded. By the end of the day total 43 ceasefire violations were registered, another Ukrainian soldier was killed and one more was wounded. In the outskirts of Donetsk city and in the region of Mariupol, 82 mm mortar volleys struck Ukrainian positions at Verkhnyotoretske and Avdiivka. Infantry weapons and rocket launchers were used to harass Ukrainian toops at Novotroitsye, Chermalyk, Verhnyotoretske, Pisky, Avdiivka, Marinka, Hnutove, Vodiane, Pavlopil, Shyrokyne and Lebedinske. in the northern sector of the demarcation line, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles from Slavyanoserbsk engaged pro-Russian forces at Krymske supported by small arms, heavy machine guns, grenade launchers and 120 mm mortars. Ukrainian positions at Zolote were hit by small arms fire, heavy machine gun fire and antitank rockets, while 82 mm mortar rounds landed in Kryakivka. Infantry weapons were fired at Popasna, Novooleksandrivka, Yuzhne and Novotoshkivske. Pro-Russian authorities from Donetsk city told the press that Ukrainian forces fired 120 mm mortars at pro-Russian positions in the village of Holmivsky.

19 August

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 43 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 29 occasions in Donetsk and on 14 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 19 August (as of 12:00 am) five ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were killed and another two were wounded in action in the Donbass region on 18 August. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire once, when 120 mm mortar rounds landed in Holmivsky. According to local officials, Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire on one occasion inside the territory of the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic. Pervomaisk was hit by 82 mm mortar rounds fired from Ukrainian positions at Zolote.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 2 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 20 ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. A number of Ukrainian violations of the truce were reported by pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city by evening. In the region of Mariupol, Pikuzy became the target of small arms, heavy machine guns, snipers, automatic grenade launchers and antitank rocket launchers. Two 82 mm mortar rounds hit Uzhivka.

20 August

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 20 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 12 occasions in Donetsk region and on 8 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 20 August three ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 19 August. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded seven Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in four different locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, snipers, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles and 82 mm mortars. Sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire once, when BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Krymske attacked pro-Russian positions at Pryshyb supported by small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, rocket launchers and 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles and 120 mm mortars.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 7 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 23 ceasefire violations were registered, as a result, two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded. By evening, pro-Russian authorities reported that Ukrainian forces had shelled Verkhnyotoretske, in the northern outskirts of Donetsk city, and Pikuzy, in the region of Mariupol, with 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles.

21 August

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 23 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 18 occasions in Donetsk and on 5 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 21 August (as of 12:00 am) eight ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side; the fire was returned on several occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in action in the Donbass region on 20 August. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported seven Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in four locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles and 82 mm mortars. Sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire once, when the village of Krasny Yar was hit by small arms fire and 82 mm mortar rounds.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 12 occasions, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. By the end of the day total 24 ceasefire violations were registered, another Ukrainian soldier was wounded. In the surroundings of Donetsk city and in the region of Mariupol, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Hnutove, supported by 120 mm mortar fire. Lebedinske was likewise attacked by armoured fighting vehicles, while Chermalyk and Avdiivka were hit by 82 mm mortar rounds. Infantry weapons and rocket launchers were used to harass Ukrainian troops at Avdiivka, Vodiane, Novomykhailivka, Pisky, Pavlopil and Shyrokyne. In the northern section of the demarcation line, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles opened fire on Ukrainian redoubts at Krymske, supported by heavy machine gun fire and antitank rockets. Zalizne was struck by 120 mm mortar fire, while Artema, Zaitseve and Novotoshkivke became the target of heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. Pro-Russian authorities told the press that the Ukrainian military had broken the truce on several occasions by evening. Donetsk airport, in the western area of Donetsk city, Dzerzhinske, Sakhanka and Pikuzy in the region of Mariupol, and Gagarin mining complex, in the area of Horlivka, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, Pikuzy became the target of 82 mm mortars, while Gagarin was hit by 120 mm mortar rounds. Sakhanka was shelled with 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles.

22 August

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 24 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 19 occasions in Donetsk region and on 5 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on 8 occasions. By morning of 22 August (as of 9:00 am) six ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in action in the Donbass region on 21 August. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city recorded seven Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in five locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire once, when 120 mm mortars firing from Krymske hit pro-Russian positions at Zholobok.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 5 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 24 ceasefire violations were registered, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded; the casualty occurred at Starohnativka at around 3:00 am. In the outskirts of Donetsk city and in the region of Mariupol, Ukrainian troops at Hnutove, Pavlopil, Marinka, Opytne, Starohnativka, Vodiane and Lebedinske were harassed with small arms fire, heavy machine gun fire and grenade launchers. Pisky came under 82 mm mortar fire, while Hnutove was shelled with 122 mm self-propelled artillery. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Krymske was hit by 120 mm mortar fire. Katerinivka and Krymske became the target of heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. Small arms fire was reported at Stanytsia Luhanska.

A new ceasefire to be implemented on 29 August in coincidence with the beginning of the school year was agreed at Minsk by the warring factions.

23 August

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 24 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 17 occasions in Donetsk and on 7 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By noon of 23 August (as of 1:00 pm) 12 ceasefire violations were registered, one Ukrainian soldier was killed at Starohnativka at around 2:00 am. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in action in the Donbass region on 22 August. In addition to the aforesaid the spokesman added at noon that four Ukrainian servicemen were killed and six others were wounded in a three-hour engagement between the warring parties at Krymske that started at around 6:00 am. Ukrainian sources said that pro-Russian troops opened up on their positions with mortars, while pro-Russian officials from the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic reported that their forces shelled Ukrainian infantry attempting to broke through the demarcation line at Zholobok. According to the Ukrainian account, the positions of a Ukrainian armoured brigade along Bakhmutka road, near Krymske, were assaulted by pro-Russian armoured vehicles backed by antitank rockets, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and 122 mm self-propelled artillery. The offensive was met by Ukrainian armoured fighting vehicles supported by antitank rocket launchers. The brigade counter-attacked the pro-Russian with their mobile reserves.In Donetsk city, pro-Russian sources announced that Ukrainian forces committed one violation of the ceasefire when antitank rockets landed in Vesele. Local officials reported that the Ukrainian military broke the truce two times inside the borders of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers and 120 mm mortars to attack pro-Russian troops at Zholobok and Stanytsia Luhanska.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 12 occasions, as a result, total five Ukrainian servicemen were killed and another seven were wounded by 6:00 pm. By the end of the day total 42 ceasefire violations were registered. Besides the pro-Russian assault on Bakhmutka road, the northern section of the demarcation line witnessed heavy shelling on Ukrainian redoubts at Novotoshkivke, which was struck by 120 mm mortar rounds and a barrage of 122 mm artillery volleys. Luhanske came under 82 mm mortar fire. Small arms, heavy machine guns and rocket launchers were used to attack Ukrainian troops at Severne, Krymske, Zalizne, Novhorodske, Luhanske and Troitske. In the area around Donetsk city and the region of Mariupol, 82 mm mortar volleys hit Chermalyk and Lebedinske. Avdiivka, Hnutove, Pavlopil, Chermalyk, Hranitne, Shyrokyne, Pisky, Starohnativka, Lebedinske, Krasnohorivka and Vodiane became the target of infantry weapons and grenade launchers. Hours later, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Hnutove. A number of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire was reported by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city by evening. Pikuzy, in the region of Mariupol, came under fire from 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles. In the outskirts of Horlivka, Dolomitne was hit by 82 mm mortar rounds. Witnesses on the ground also said that Ukrainian forces from Krasnohorivka used heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, mortars and armoured fighting vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions at Staromykhailivka, in the surroundings of Donetsk city.

24 August

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 42 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 28 occasions in Donetsk region and on 14 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 24 August (as of 12:00 am) sixteen ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side; one male civilian (born in 1983) was killed by shelling in Vrubivka. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that five Ukrainian servicemen were killed and seven were wounded in action in the Donbass region on 23 August. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported seven Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in four locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Two pro-Russian soldiers were killed and two others wounded in action. The same sources recorded 34 Ukrainian violations over the past week. The Ukrainian army fired 30 rounds from 82 mm and 120 mm mortars and 150 antitank rockets. Ukrainian forces also employed armoured fighting vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions. According to local sources, the Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire three times within the borders of the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, antitank rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to engage pro-Russian positions at Zholobok and Donetskyi.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 18 occasions, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and two were wounded. By the end of the day total 39 ceasefire violations were registered, another two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded. In the outskirts of Donetsk city and in the region of Mariupol, 120 mm and 82 mm mortar volleys landed in Vodiane, while 82 mm mortars were fired at Hranitne, Krasnohorivka, Chermalyk and Lebedinske. Infantry weapons and grenade launchers were used to harass Ukrainian troops at Pavlopil, Hnutove, Shyrokyne, Nevelske, Krasnohorivka, Lebedinske, Avdiivka, Vodiane and Pisky. In the northern sector of the demarcation line, pro-Russian forces continued their attacks on Krymske with armoured fighting vehicles supported by heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and self-propelled 122 mm artillery. Heavy shelling was also reported on Yuzhne, which became the target of antitank rocket launchers, 120 mm mortars and 122 mm self-propelled guns. Ukrainian positions at Svitlodarsk were hit by heavy machien guns and rocket propelled grenades. Pro-Russian officials from Donetsk city told the press that Ukrainian forces had broken the ceasefire on several occasions throughout the day. Staromykhailivka, in the surroundings of Donetsk city, Pikuzy, in the region of Mariupol, and Gagarin mining complex, in the area of Horlivka, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, BMP-1 and BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Krasnohorivka launched a series of attacks on pro-Russian redoubts at Staromykhailivka, while heavy 120 mm mortar fire was reported at Gagarin. Pikuzy was shelled with 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles and 82 mm mortars.

25 August

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 39 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 21 occasions in Donetsk and on 18 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 25 August six ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman (born in 1985) was killed and four were wounded in action in the Donbass region on 24 August. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded six Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in three different locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire three times within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military employed small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to engage pro-Russian positions at Zholobok, Lohvynove and Pankivka.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 7 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day a total of 33 ceasefire violations were registered. In the surroundings of Donetsk city and in the region of Mariupol, 82 mm and 120 mm mortar rounds hit Ukrainian positions at Avdiivka. The separatists used infantry weapons and rocket launchers to harass Ukrainian troops at Marinka, Chermalyk, Pavlopil, Shyrokyne, Novomykhailivka and Hranitne. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Yuzhne, Zaitseve, Krymske and Luhanske came under 82 mm and 120 mm mortar fire, while small arms fire was reported at Zaitseve, Zalizne, Zolote, Krymske, Luhanske, Yuzhne and Shumy.

26 August

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 33 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 20 occasions in Donetsk region and on 13 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 26 August (as of 9:00 am) eight ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side; the fire was returned on 4 occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon that no casualties in the Donbass region on 25 August. There were two Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire, according to pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city. The incidents took place when the positions of the separatists were fired at from rocket launchers at Trudivske and Oleksandrivka, in the outskirts of Donetsk city. No ceasefire violations were recorded by authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 6 occasions, the fire was returned on all occasions. In separate incidents one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded by explosion of an explosive device, another soldier was injured under similar circumstances. Two servicemen were killed and one was injured due to improper handling of an explosive device. By the end of the day total 23 ceasefire violations were registered, another two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded and two were injured.

27 August

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 23 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 15 occasions in Donetsk and on 8 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 27 August (as of 9:00 am) two ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were killed and seven were wounded and injured in the Donbass region on 26 August. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported that Ukrainian forces had broken the ceasefire once, when pro-Russian positions at Holmivsky were hit by small arms fire, heavy machine gun fire and 82 mm mortar rounds. There was damage to civilian property and several power lines were hit. No violations of the ceasefire were denounced by pro-Russian sources within the borders of the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 7 occasions, as a result, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. By the end of the day total 26 ceasefire violations were registered, another Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. In the surroundings of Donetsk city and in the region of Mariupol, pro-Russian tanks from Uzhivka launched a sustained attack on Ukrainian positions at Lebedinske, supported by 82 mm mortar fire. Nearby Hnutove, meanwhile, became the target of infantry weapons, rocket launchers, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. Ukrainian troops at Vodiane, Pavlopil, Hnutove, Avdiivka, Shyrokyne, Lebedinske, Novomykhailivka and Krasnohorivka were harassed with small arms fire, heavy machine gun fire and antitank rockets. Hours later, armoured fighting vehicles and 122 mm self-propelled guns opened fire at Hnutove. In the northern section of the demarcation line, Luhanske was shelled with 120 mm mortars and 122 mm artillery, while 82 mm mortar volleys landed in Krymske. Stanytsia Luhanska was targeted by automatic grenade launchers. Infantry weapons and rocket launchers were employed to attack Ukrainian troops at Yuzhne, Zolote, Krymske and Luhanske. Two Ukrainian violations of the truce were recorded by pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city, both of them in the region of Mariupol, where Uzhivka and Sakhanka were hit by 120 mm mortar volleys.

28 August

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 26 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 16 occasions in Donetsk region and on 10 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 28 August seven ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the Donbass region on 27 August. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded four Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in three locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, snipers, automatic grenade launchers and 120 mm mortars. For the third consecutive day, no Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were recorded in the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 5 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 32 ceasefire violations were registered. Pro-Russian authorities from Donetsk city reported a series of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire by evening. Olenivka, in the area of Donetsk city, Dolomitne, in the area of Horlivka, and Pikuzy, in the region of Mariupol, came under attack. In the main incidents, Dolomitne was shelled by 152 mm self-propelled artillery, while Pikuzy came under 82 mm mortar fire. In a separate incident, a civilian truck driver was killed when an antitank missile hit his vehicle at Dokuchaievsk, in a limestone mill at the southern outskirts of Donetsk city.

29 August

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 32 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 23 occasions in Donetsk and on 9 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 29 August four ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 28 August. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported six Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in five different locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, antitank guided missiles and 152 mm self-propelled artillery. According to local sources, the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire on one occasion within the boundaries of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, when BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Troitske launched a sustained attack on pro-Russian redoubts at Kalynove supported by 120 mm mortar fire.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 6 occasions. By the end of the day total 18 ceasefire violations were registered. Pro-Russian authorities from Donetsk city told the press that Ukrainian forces broke the renewed ceasefire agreement – that came into force overnight on 29 August  – two times, when pro-Russian troops were harassed with heavy machine gun fire and antitank rockets at Holmivsky, in the area of Horlivka, and Sakhanka, in the region of Mariupol.

30 August

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 18 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 9 occasions in Donetsk region and on 9 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 30 August (as of 9:00 am) one ceasefire violation was registered. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported no casualties in the Donbass region on 29 August. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city reported two Ukrainian violations of the truce in two locations, both of them involving small arms, heavy machine guns and 73 mm antitank recoilless rifles. No ceasefire violations were registered in the territory self-style Luhansk People's Republic.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 4 occasions. By the end of the day total 12 ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. Pro-Russian officials reported that BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Talakivka engaged pro-Russian positions at Pikuzy.

31 August

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According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 12 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day, the fire was not returned. By morning of 31 August three ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 30 August. Pro-Russian officials from Donetsk city recorded two Ukrainian attacks on Pro-Russian positions using small arms, antitank rockets and armoured fighting vehicles. The same sources said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire on 23 occasions over the past week. The Ukrainian military fired three 152 mm artillery shells, one hundred mortar rounds from 82 mm and 120 mm mortars and 160 rocket propelled grenades. Ukrainian armoured fighting vehicles also took part of the actions. According to local authorities, Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire on one occasion within the boundaries of the self-proclaimed Luhamsk People's Republic, when automatically launched grenades landed in Khristove.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 4 occasions. By the end of the day total 11 ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. Donetsk People's Republic leader Alexander Zakharchenko was killed in an explosion in a cafe in Donetsk.

September

1 September

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 11 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day; the fire was not returned. By morning of 1 September six ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on the last day of August. No violations of the ceasefire were recorded along the demarcation line by authorities from both separatist republics on 31 August.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 4 occasions. By the end of the day total 11 ceasefire violations were registered, as a result, one Ukrainian soldier was killed and two others were wounded.

2 September

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 11 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 6 occasions in Donetsk region and on 5 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 2 September three ceasefire violations were registered, as a result, one Ukrainian soldier was wounded. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and another was wounded by explosion of an unidentified explosive device, one Ukrainian soldier was wounded by shelling in the Donbass region on the first day of September. For the second consecutive day, no violations of the truce were reported by officials from both separatist republics.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 3 occasions, as a result, five Ukrainian servicemen were wounded. By the end of the day total 16 ceasefire violations were registered, total four Ukrainian servicemen were wounded and four were injured.

3 September

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 16 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 11 occasions in Donetsk and on 5 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 3 September four ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that eight Ukrainian servicemen were wounded and injured in the Donbass region on the second day of September. For the third consecutive day, no Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were reported by authorities from both separatist republics.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 3 occasions, no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 20 ceasefire violations were registered, two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded a series of Ukrainian attacks on Zaitseve, in the area of Horlivka, using small arms and automatic grenade launchers. Five civilian residences were set on fire.

4 September

According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 20 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 15 occasions in Donetsk region and on 5 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 4 September six ceasefire violations were registered with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the Donbass region on 3 September.

External links

• Information Analyses Center of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, provides daily updates, maps, etc., on its official view of the current situation (in Ukrainian, Russian, and English)
• OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, Daily and spot reports from the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine

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