In the Donbass, the occupants continue to mine areas close to the contact line, thereby increasing the threat to the local civilian population.
This was reported on December 21 at the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
According to the GUR, the armed formations use antipersonnel mines such as POM-2, PMN-2, OZM-72 prohibited by international conventions (treaties) , MES.
In addition, the command of the Russian occupation forces in the temporarily occupied territory in Donetsk and Luhansk regions has stepped up engineering work to improve the fortification equipment of forward positions.
– В In particular, false camouflaged positions are equipped in the areas where the forward units are deployed, taking into account seasonal changes in the terrain, additional dummies of weapons and military equipment are installed to mislead the command of the Joint Forces and provoke the opening of fire, – according to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense.
During December 20 and the morning of December 21, the armed formations of the Russian Federation violated ceasefire. Three Ukrainian servicemen were injured.
Two servicemen were taken to a hospital after an explosion with an unknown explosive device.
The health of one serviceman is serious, the other is of moderate severity.
< p> Another member of the Joint Forces was wounded after the enemy opened fire from small arms in the direction of Shirokino on December 21.