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What did the Donbas front look like in May 2018?

Summary

A look back at one report on attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas, published ahead of 24 May 2018.

What was the situation along the front line in Donbas as 24 May 2018 approached? The most recent security report available from the days before that date, dated 19 May 2018, described continued shelling and no Ukrainian losses.

Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation said that Russian-led militants had carried out 43 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas over the previous 24 hours. According to the operation, the militants used artillery systems on some occasions and fired 120mm and 82mm mortars 10 times.

The Ukrainian side reported no casualties among its servicemen. Intelligence data cited in the same report indicated that two militants were killed and three others wounded.

The figures, as reported at the time, show the daily pattern of fire on the front line in the days before 24 May 2018, as described by Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation.

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