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9 Ukrainian soldiers wounded in separate incidents
2017-02-22


A total of nine Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in separate incidents in the Donetsk region Tuesday, according to Ukrainian news reports.

According to a report in lb.ua quoting the Ukrainian ministry of defense, two soldiers were wounded in a Russian backed rebel artillery attack near Butovka mine near the Ukrainian-held side of Donetsk.

The remaining seven wounded Ukrainian soldiers were hurt in a bombing of a truck near Lebedinsky.

According to the lb.ua article, rebel forces attacked Ukrainian positions in Donetsk and Lugansk. Rebel forces fired 120mm mortars at Ukrainian positions in Novotroitskoye, which is near Mariupol on the coast of the Sea of Azov.

Both 120mm and 82mm mortars were used against Ukrainian positions near western Donetsk city, near Novoluganskiye, Avdievka and Zaistevo. An anti tank guided missile was used against Ukrainian forces on the front line in Lugansk.

According to the Donetsk ministry of defense, Ukrainian forces hit rebel positions Monday night to Tuesday morning using 82mm and 120mm mortar fire as well as RPG rockets, hitting Yasinovataya and Gorlovka. In the south near Mariupol, Ukrainian artillery hit rebel positions near Dokuchaevsk, Saganka and Novoazovskiy.

Rebel media also claimed that Ukrainian artillery damaged seven residences in Elenovka, which is southwest of Donetsk city. A residence in Dokuchaevsk was damaged by Ukrainian artillery fire.
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