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UNIAN: Russia-backed separatists shell Ukrainian positions 33 times, suffer losses

By UNIAN.

Published Aug. 26, 2018 at 11:55 am

A Ukrainian soldier fires a machine gun in the direction of Russia-backed separatists during night combat near the southeastern city of Mariupol late on June 10, 2018.Germany and France voiced cautious optimism on June 11, 2018, that Russia and Ukraine will take steps to revive the long-stalled peace process in the smouldering Ukraine war that has claimed 10,000 lives. Despite high tensions between Western powers and President Vladimir Putin's Russia, the four foreign ministers held their first meeting since early last year to revitalise a long ignored truce agreement.

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On August 25, Russian-led forces shelled Ukrainian positions in Donbas 33 times, including seven times from weapons banned by the Minsk agreements, says the morning report of the Joint Forces Operation HQ.

Russia-backed separatists led aimed fire from 120mm and 82mm mortars, weapons installed on infantry fighting vehicles, grenade launchers, heavy machine guns, and small arms.