1 Ukrainian Soldier KIA, 6 WIA in 2 Days; Russia-Backed Fighters Fire on Avdeyevka from a Tank

Russia-backed fighters made 22 attacks on Ukrainian positions today, 3 Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in battle, Liga.net reported, citing the Anti-Terrorist Operation [ATO] evening dispatch.

In the previous reporting period, one Ukrainian soldier was killed and 3 wounded, the ATO reported in its morning dispatch, bringing the total to 6 wounded in action.

On the Maritime line, militants fired 120-mm mortars near Granitnoye and Chermalyk; near Pavlopol. Slavnoye and Gnutovo, Ukrainian positions were struck with grenade-launchers and small arms.

On the Donetsk line, 152-mm artillery was fired on Ukrainian positions in Avdeyevka and Kalinovo; militants fired more than 20 shots from a tank on Avdeyevka.

In the area of Verkhnyetoretskoy, ATO forces were attacked with heavy machine guns and grenade-launchers; near Zaytsevo, from an armed BMP. Near Kamenka, an anti-tank missile complex was used as well as small arms.

On the Lugansk line, Stanitsa Luganskaya, Novaleksandrovka and Katerinovka were hit; Krymskoye and Katerinovka came under fire from 120-mm mortars, grenade-launchers and heavy machine guns.

The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission investigated reports of civilian casualties and found the morgue logbook in Sukhaya Balka showed that a man, 52, had died of serious shrapnel wounds, as reported and his house had been damaged. The team also spoke to a man and woman injured when their car ran over a mine on June 12.

Since the start of the year, 47 civilians have been killed, the OSCE SMM reported. In most cases, they were killed by shelling of their homes. 

— Catherine A. Fitzpatrick

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