Ukraine Day 1007: LIVE UPDATES BELOW. One Ukrainian soldier and one civilian woman were wounded in shelling in southeastern Ukraine today.
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An Invasion By Any Other Name: The Kremlin’s Dirty War in Ukraine
At the Sunday morning briefing, the office of the Ukrainian Anti-Terror Operation (ATO) reported that Russian-backed fighters had breached the ceasefire 36 times over the previous 24 hours.
Once again it appears that the heaviest fighting was near the coast, in the Mariupol sector. Unian.info reports:
ATO forces stationed near the Ukrainian-controlled strategic port city of Mariupol were attacked with the use of mortars, grenade launchers and small arms. In particular, Russia’s hybrid military force shelled the villages of Shyrokyne, Talakivka, Vodiane, and Pavlopil and the towns of Krasnohorivka and Maryinka. What is more, banned 152mm artillery systems and a main battle tank were engaged to attack the village of Shyrokyne, which is some 25 km from Mariupol.
Ukraine's ATO HQ reports ongoing attacks in all sectors in Donbas
ATO forces stationed near the Ukrainian-controlled strategic port city of Mariupol were attacked with the use of mortars, grenade launchers and small arms. In particular, Russia's hybrid military force shelled the villages of Shyrokyne, Talakivka, Vodiane, and Pavlopil and the towns of Krasnohorivka and Maryinka.
Obama Briefly Meets Putin
US President Barack Obama spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin for four minutes on the sidelines of conference on Sunday. Syria and Ukraine were discussed. AFP reports that Obama stressed the need to implement the Minsk peace plan before he leaves office in January.
“I talked to him about Ukraine and the need for us to get things done,” Obama told a press conference in Peru, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.
“I urged him to instruct his negotiators to work with ourselves, with France, with Germany, with Ukraine to see if we can get that done before my term is up.”
Obama wants Ukraine deal 'before term is up'
US President Barack Obama said he told Vladimir Putin on Sunday that he wants to reach a settlement that solves the Ukraine crisis before he leaves office in January.