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Joint Forces Operation: Russian forces attempted to enter Ukrainian positions at Novotoshkivske, attempt repelled. Body of 1 attacker left on the field

Joint Forces Operation: Russian forces after failed attempt to breakthrough the lines asked for ceasefire and Ukrainian side agreed due to International Humanitarian laws to allow to remove casualties from the field, but Russian side is now falsely accusing Ukraine in attack

Clashes near Novotoshkivske, Orihove, Krymske, Hutir Vilniy have ceased. 1 Ukrainian soldier killed, 4 wounded

David Petraeus, retired US Army general and former CIA director, visited Ukrainian positions on the front line in Avdyivka and near Donetsk airport. Said he was "very impressed with the professionalism of the Ukrainian forces," adding, they deserve continued US support. v MOD press

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 30 times. 2 soldiers were wounded

A Ukrainian drone that was on a reconnaissance mission near the settlement of Golubovsky, occupied Luhansk region was shotdown

Donetsk, Kuibishevski district: hit at Bashkirskaya street 70

Clashes audible in Kyivsky district of Donetsk, like reactive artillery launches

Heavy clashes at Spartak, North-western Donetsk with artillery and machineguns

Heavy clashes in Northern Donetsk: airport, Yakovlivka

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 21 times. 1 Ukrainian soldier was wounded.

Fire at landfill near Krasnodon

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 24 times. 1 soldier wounded

Attack on Maryinka: JFO said in a statement that the shelling came from a russian 122-mm self-propelled 2S1 Gvozdika which then moved to residential area in Donetsk to escape the response fire.

5 civilians injured as result of shelling on Maryinka, west to Donetsk with 152mm artillery

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 29 times. 2 soldiers were wounded

The Ukrainian soldiers have just secured all of Maryinka (some of the outskirts was in "grey zone") and came close to a couple of hundred meters to Donetsk in that area. They say this makes Donetsk's Petrovskyi district to become "grey zone".

Clashes near Dokuchaevsk since early morning

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 28 times. 1 soldier was wounded

Secretary of NSDC of Ukraine Danyluk has visited Joint Operation Forces zone

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 24 times. 3 soldiers wounded

The number of Russians who want an annexation of Donbas has grown to the level of 2014

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 17 times.

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 26 times.

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 22 times. 1 soldie wounded

Russian forces have targeted area near Artema village in Luhansk region with ATGM

Clashes reported near Horlivka

Heavy shelling east to Mariupol this morning

Joint Forces Operation Press Center: yesterday Russian forces opened fire 28 times. 2 Ukrainian soldiers were killed, 12 wounded

30th Konstanty Ostrogski Mechanized Brigade have destroyed a truck and a BMP with ATGMs