Donbas update: Invaders open fire seven times on Sep 7

Over the last 24 hours, Russian occupation occupiers seven times opened fire on the Ukraine Army positions.

That’s according to the press center of the Joint Forces Operation HQ, Ukrinform reports.

"Over the past 24 hours, on September 7, seven ceasefire violations by Russia-led armed groups were recorded in the Joint Forces Operation zone," the statement said.

In the direction of the settlement of Zalizne, Russian mercenaries fired at the positions of Ukrainian defenders using easel-mounted anti-tank grenade launchers.

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The occupiers also employed small arms near Zaitseve and Novomykhailivka.

In the proximity of ​​the settlement of Vodiane, the enemy used grenade launchers of various systems.

Near Prychepylivka and Novoluhanske, the occupiers engaged Ukrainian positions with MANPADs and small arms.

Also, Russian mercenaries remotely planted POM-2 anti-personnel mines in the area outside Katerynivka.

The Command said a Ukrainian soldier suffered a gunshot wound in one of the enemy attacks. After receiving first aid, he was evacuated to a medical facility. The serviceman is in satisfactory condition and undergoing treatment.

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Ukrainian forces returned fire to the enemy shelling, the report stresses.

Ceasefire breaches by Russia-led armed groups were reported to the OSCE monitors through the Ukrainian delegation to the Joint Ceasefire Control and Coordination Center.

As of 7:00 Kyiv time on September 8, no new truce breaches were reported. 

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