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Donbas front on 22 May 2018: what preceded it
Summary
A look back at the situation in eastern Ukraine as reported in the days before 22 May 2018.
What did the security picture in eastern Ukraine look like on 22 May 2018? The most recent reports before that date, from 19 May 2018, described continued shelling along the front in Donbas.
As reported at the time, Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation said Russian-led militants had carried out 43 attacks on Ukrainian troops in the preceding 24 hours. Artillery systems were used, and 120mm and 82mm mortars were fired on 10 occasions. The operation reported no casualties among Ukrainian servicemen.
Intelligence data cited in the same report indicated that two militants were killed and three others wounded.
The figures gave a sense of the daily tempo of hostilities in the days leading up to 22 May 2018: dozens of attacks within a single day, and heavier weapons in regular use.
Elsewhere in the news, on 20 May 2018 Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina won the WTA Premier tournament in Rome, beating the world number one, Simona Halep. The victory set a national record for the number of tournaments won.
