The situation on the front line as of September 2, 2017. Map by ATO
Ukraine Day 1293: LIVE UPDATES BELOW. Five Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in battle today.
Yesterday’s coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here.
An Invasion By Any Other Name: The Kremlin’s Dirty War in Ukraine
Butovka Mine
Today, September 2, fighting was significantly reduced under the “school ceasefire” with just 4 attacks from Russia-backed forces, the lowest in 6 weeks, the ATO [Anti-Terrorist Operation] reported. There was just small arms fire on the Donetsk line at the Butovka mine and the Avdeyevka industrial zone.
Grenade-launchers were fired on the Mariupol line.
The number of POWs has gone up to 144, Yuriy Tandik, advisor to the Ukrainian Security Service told TV 112, according to Liga.net.
— Catherine A. Fitzpatrick