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“The invaders fired different grenade launchers, heavy machine guns, and small arms near Zolote-4 (59km west of Luhansk); tripod-mounted man-portable antitank guns, hand-held antitank grenade launchers, and small arms – on Ukrainian positions near Shyrokyne (20km east of Mariupol); hand-held antitank grenade launchers and small arms – outside Vodiane in the Sea of Azov area; heavy machine guns and small arms – towards Novomykhailivka (28km south-west of Donetsk) and near Prychepylivka (50km north-west of Luhansk),” the press center of the Joint Forces Operation posted on Facebook.

As of 07:00 on August 17, two ceasefire violations were recorded. The occupiers fired small arms on positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Prychepylivka, 120mm mortars – towards Vodiane near Donetsk.

Ukrainian troops fired back in response to the enemy shelling. No casualties have been reported today.