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Over the past 24 hours, Russian-led forces violated ceasefire 30 times, including six times with the use of artillery and mortars, according to the Joint Forces Operation press service.

In the Luhansk sector, Russian-backed separatists resorted to provocations in the areas of Novotoshkivske and Zolote settlements where they opened fire on Ukraine army positions from artillery and small arms, the press service wrote on Facebook.

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