Donbas update: Invaders engage Ukraine troops with grenade launchers, heavy machine guns

Donbas update: Invaders engage Ukraine troops with grenade launchers, heavy machine guns

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Over the past 24 hours, on December 5, Ukrainian troops reported a ceasefire violation by the Russian occupation forces near the settlement of Novoselivka.

That’s according to the Ministry of Defense, Ukrinform reports.

"Toward Novoselivka, the occupiers fired anti-tank automatic easel-mounted grenade launchers and large-caliber machine guns," the statement said.

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There were no casualties among Ukrainian servicemen.

The Ukrainian forces returned fire forcing the enemy to cease the attack.

As of 7:00 Kyiv time on Monday, December 6, no new ceasefire breaches were recorded in the zone of the Joint Forces Operation in eastern Ukraine.

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