Ukraine has reported repelling an attempted attack by Russian-backed rebel forces in the country’s east, amid an uptick in violations of a fragile ceasefire.
Government forces deployed in the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk announced via Facebook that rebels opened fire 64 times Sunday, including an attempt to overwhelm a military checkpoint near the village of Novoalexandrovka in Luhansk.
“Around 10.10 a.m., from the side of the populated settlement of Kalynove, an enemy reconnaissance, saboteur group of three to six people neared within 100 metres and opened fire from large caliber guns and small arms,” a statement from Ukraine’s eastern deployed …read more
Source: Newsweek
