Timeline of the war in Donbass (September–October 2019)

This is a timeline of the War in Donbass, from 1 September 2019. The timeline follows an ongoing conflict between Ukraine and anti-government pro-Russian separatists supported by Russian troops in the Donbass region in eastern Ukraine.

1 September
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 20 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 11 occasions in Donetsk region and on 9 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By noon of 1 September three ceasefire violations were registered, the fire was returned twice. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian servicemen was wounded in the Donbass region on the last day of August. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded 37 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 12 locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, snipers, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, anti-tank guided missiles, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and 122 mm self-propelled artillery. Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded four attacks by the Ukrainian military inside the republic's borders. Ukrainian forces used 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles and 82 mm mortars to shell pro-Russian positions at Nyzhnie Lozove and Lohvynove.

The press-centre of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) reported in the evening that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on six more occasions by 06:00 pm. By the end of the day total 15 ceasefire violations were registered, with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. In the eastern area of operations, Ukrainian positions at Vodiane and Novotroitske were repeatedly attacked with infantry weapons and different systems of grenade launchers. Small arms and heavy machine gun fire was reported at Nykolaevka. In the northern front, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles launched an attack on Novotoshkivke supported by heavy machine gun fire and anti-tank rockets. Novoluhanske and Zaitseve were meanwhile shelled with 82 mm mortars. Ukrainian troops at Zaitseve also became the target of infantry weapons and automatic grenade launchers. Luhanske was hit by heavy machine gun fire and anti-tank rockets, while pro-Russian troops fired small arms and under-barrell launched grenades at Vilny. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city, reported a series of violations of the truce by evening. Zaitseve, Dolomitne, Holmivsky, 6/7 and Gagarin mining complexes, in the area of Horlivka, and Pikuzy, in the region of Mariupol, came under attack. In the main incidents, Gagarin was pounded by 122 mm self-propelled artillery, while 82 mm and 120 mm mortar barrages hit Pikuzy, Dolomitne, Holmivsky and 6/7 coal mining complex. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from the northern outskirts of Zaitseve engaged pro-Russian positions at Holmivsky and southern Zaitseve. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Travneve also opened fire on Holmivsky. Yasynuvata received fire from anti-tank rocket launchers.

2 September
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 15 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 8 occasions in Donetsk region and on 7 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 2 September (as of 06:00 am) two ceasefire violations were registered, at Vodiane and at Novotoshkivske, one Ukrainian soldier was killed as a result. By noon of 2 September four ceasefire violations were registered with no further casualties on the Ukrainian side; the fire was returned on all occasions. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on the first day of September. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded 17 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in seven locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and 122 mm self-propelled artillery. Local sources from the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic reported that the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire two times within the republic's boundaries, when Ukrainian forces shelled Nyzhnie Lozove and Holubovske with 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars.

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on one more occasion by 06:00 pm; no further casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 15 ceasefire violations were registered, the total number of Ukrainian casualties had amounted to one serviceman killed and another wounded. In the eastern front, Hranitne became the target of heavy machine guns, 120 mm mortars and 122 mm self-propelled artillery. The stronghold of Vodiane was hit by small arms fire, anti-tank rockets, and the combined fire of 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. Lebedinske and Novomykhailivka were hit by anti-tank rocket fire, while automatic grenade launchers were fired at Krasnohorivka and Talakivka. Hnutove was hit by different systems of grenade launchers. Heavy machine gun fire was reported at Novomykhailvka and Novotroitske, and small arms fire at Lebedinske and Talakivka. In the northern area of operations, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Novotoshkivke for the second consecutive day, supported by heavy machine guns and grenade launchers. Vilny was shelled with automatic grenade launchers, while Novozvanivka received heavy machine gun fire. Pro-Russian officials reported a number of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces throughout the day. Trudivske, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, Zaitseve, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Pikuzy, Uzhivka, Dzerzhinske and Hryhorivka, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, Pikuzy and Uzhivka received the combined fire of 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. Dzerzhinske, Trudivske and Hryhorivka were hit by 82 mm mortar barrages. Pikuzy also became the target of ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns.

3 September
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 15 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 12 occasions in Donetsk and on 3 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 3 September (as of 06:00 am) two ceasefire violations were registered, no casualties were reported by the Ukrainian side. By noon of 3 September two more ceasefire violations were registered, one Ukrainian soldier was wounded as a result. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and another was wounded in the Donbass region on 2 September. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded 12 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in six locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank rocket launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and anti-aircraft guns. A single ceasefire violation was recorded by local officials within the boundaries of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, where Ukrainian forces shelled Mykhailivka with 82 mm mortars.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening no further ceasefire violations by pro-Russian military by 06:00 pm. By the end of the day total 10 ceasefire violations were registered, the total number of Ukrainian casualties had amounted to four Ukrainian servicemen wounded. In the eastern area of operations, Vodiane received fire from infantry weapons, grenade launchers and 120 mm mortars. Hnutove was hit by anti-tank rockets, while Pavlopil and Novotroitske became the target of heavy machine guns and automatic grenade launchers. Heavy machine gun fire was reported at Novohnativka. In the northern front, pro-Russian forces used heavy machine guns, anti-tank rocket launchers and 82 mm mortars to engage Ukrainian positions at Troitske. Popasna was fired at from small arms and different grenade-launcher systems. Ukrainian troops at Krymske were harassed with small arms fire. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded several Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire by evening. Trudivske and Dokuchaievsk, in the surroundings of Donetsk city, Zaitseve, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Uzhivka and Pikuzy,came under attack. In the main incidents, Uzhivka and Dokuchaievsk were hit by 82 mm mortar barrages. Pikuzy received fire from 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles.

4 September
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 10 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 6 occasions in Donetsk region and on 4 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 4 September (as of 06:00 am) one ceasefire violation was registered; by noon two more ceasefire violations were reported. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that four Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the Donbass region on 4 September. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded ten Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in five locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank rocket launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles and 82 mm mortars. Local sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire two times within the republic's boundaries. BMP-1 armoured vehicles launched an attack on pro-Russian positions at Kalynove, while Ukrainian forces used heavy machine guns, under-barrell grenade launchers and anti-tank rocket launchers to attack pro-Russian troops at Pervomaisk.

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on two more occasions by 06:00 pm; no casualties were reported by the Ukrainian side. By the end of the day total 12 ceasefire violations were registered, one Ukrainian serviceman was killed. In the eastern front, 82 mm mortar rounds landed in Avdiivka. Vodiane received fire from small arms and anti-tank rocket launchers. Pro-Russian troops opened fire on Verkhnyotoretske using infantry weapons and different systems of grenade launchers; small arms fire was reported at Opytne and Pavlopil. In the northern area of operations, Mayorsk was shelled with 82 mm and 120 mm mortars from 6/7 mining complex. Novhorodske was struck by an 82 mm mortar barrage. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles from Gagarin launched an attack on Ukrainian positions at Pivdenne, supported by small arms and heavy machine gun fire. Shumy was hit by heavy machine gun fire and different types of grenades and rockets. Small arms fire hit Ukrainian positions at Zaitseve. A series of Ukrainian violations of the truce were reported by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city. Mineralne and Spartak, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, Zaitseve, Holmivsky, Komarove, Panteleymonivka, Gagarin and 6/7 mining complexes, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Pikuzy, Sakhanka and Petrivka, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, 120 mm mortar volleys landed in 6/7 coal mine complex, Panteleymonivka and Spartak. Mineralne, Holmivsky and Gagarin were meanwhile shelled with 82 mm mortars, while Sakhanka received fire from ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns. Two pro-Russian soldiers were killed in action in the surroundings of Horlivka early in the morning. Six civilian residences were damaged at Gagarin and 6/7 mining complexes.

5 September
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 12 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (on 6 occasions both in Donetsk and in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 5 September (as of 06:00 am) three ceasefire violations were registered; by noon two more ceasefire violations was were registered. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was fatally wounded in the Donbass region on 4 September. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded 14 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 12 locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank rocket launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and anti-aircraft guns. Local sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported one Ukrainian violation of the truce, when 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles shelled Nyzhne Lozove.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on three more occasions by 06:00 pm; no casualties were reported by the Ukrainian side. By the end of the day total 21 ceasefire violations were registered, one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and another soldier was wounded. In the eastern area of operations, Verkhnyotoretske and Avdiivka received fire from heavy machine guns, grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars, while Vodiane became the target of small arms, heavy machine guns and 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles. Ukrainian positions at Talakivka were struck by small arms fire and heavy machine gun fire. Heavy machine gun fire was reported at Pavlopil and Pyshchevik. Ukrainian troops at Starohnativka and Lebedinske were meanwhile harassed with small arms fire. In the northern front, pro-Russian forces attacked Zaitseve and Pivdenne using small arms, heavy machine guns, 120 mm mortars and 122 mm self-propelled artillery. Ukrainian positions at Novhorodske were fired at by snipers, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers and 120 mm mortars. Zolote came under anti-tank rocket fire. Pro-Russian officials reported a series of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces throughout the day. Yasynuvata, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, Gagarin mining complex, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Sakhanka, Uzhivka, Nova Maryivka and Petrivka, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, Nova Maryivka was shelled with 120 mm mortars, while an intense 82 mm mortar barrage struck Yasynuvata. BMP-1 armoured vehicles and BTR personnel carriers from Bohdanivka launched a sustained attack on pro-Russian positions at Petrivka. Sakhanka received fire from 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles.

6 September
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 21 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 16 occasions in Donetsk region and on 5 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 6 September (as of 06:00 am) two ceasefire violations were registered, by noon three more ceasefire violations were registered. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman (born in 1988) was killed and another soldier was wounded in the Donbass region on 5 September. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 19 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in nine locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Pro-Russian sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire two times within the boundaries of the republic. The Ukrainian military used small arms, automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank rockets, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles and 82 mm mortars to attack pro-Russian positions at Zolote and Lozove.

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on one more occasion by 06:00 pm. By the end of the day total 11 ceasefire violations were registered; no casualties were reported by the Ukrainian side. In the eastern area of operations, Lebedinske and Hranitne received fire from 122 mm self-propelled artillery, while Vodiane came under the combined fire of 82 mm and 120 mm mortars; Lebedinske was also hit by 120 mm mortar volleys. Ukrainian positions at Krasnohorivka were struck by small arms fire and anti-tank rockets. Novotroitske, meanwhile, received fire from infantry weapons and automatic grenade launchers. In the northern area of operations, Orekhove became the target of automatic grenade launchers and anti-tank rocket launchers. A series of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were recorded by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city. Ukrainian forces opened fire on Yasynuvata, Spartak and Trudivske, around Donetsk city, and, in the region of Mariupol, Sakhanka, Uzhivka, Hryhorivka, Pikuzy, Kachkarske and Pervomaisk. In the main incidents, heavy shelling was reported at Kachkarske, where pro-Russian redoubts were repeatedly pounded by 152 mm self-propelled artillery. A barrage of 152 mm artillery also struck Pervomaisk. Yasynuvata was hit by an anti-tank missile launched from Ukrainian entrenchments at Avdiivka; the same location became the target of 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. Hryhorivka came under 120 mm mortar fire, while 82 mm mortar rounds landed in Uzhivka, Pikuzy and Spartak. Four civilian residences were damaged and a power line knocked down in Kachkarske, where two civilian residents were wounded. A gas pipeline was holed in Trudivske. A Ukrainian drone directing mortar fire was shot down over Yasynuvata. This was the sixth unmanned aircraft destroyed by pro-Russian forces since 2 October.

The biggest direct exchange of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine since the Crimea crisis took place on this date, when 35 detainees were freed by each country. Among the released were Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov, 24 Ukrainian sailors captured last November during a naval incident in the Kerch Strait and separatist commander Vladimir Tsemakh, suspected of taking part in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014. The swap was intended to pave the way to further Normandy format talks between Germany, France, Russian and Ukraine, the firsts since 2016.

7 September
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 11 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 10 occasions in Donetsk and once in Luhansk region); spending 12 units of 122 mm calibre artillery and 11 units of 120/82 mm calibre mortars ammunition. By morning of 6 September (as of 06:00 am) two ceasefire violations were registered; three more ceasefire violations were registered by noon. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 6 September. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded 11 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in nine locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank rocket launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and 152 mm self-propelled artillery. Local sources from the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic reported that the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire two times within the republic's boundaries, when Ukrainian forces shelled Kalynove-Borshchevate and Zolote with automatic grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening, that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on four more occasions by 06:00 pm. By the end of the day total 14 ceasefire violations were registered; no casualties were reported by the Ukrainian side. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city, reported a series of violations of the truce by evening. Dokuchaievsk and Kruta Balka, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, Holmivsky and Gagarin mining complex, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Pikuzy, Nova Tavrya, Uzhivka, Nova Maryivka and Petrivka, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, Nova Maryivka and Nova Tavrya were pounded by 120 mm mortars, while 82 mm mortar barrages hit Gagarin mining complex and Uzhivka. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Metalist engaged pro-Russian positions at Holmivsky. Pikuzy received intense fire from anti-aircraft guns, while Petrivka became the target of 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles.

8 September
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 14 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 9 occasions in Donetsk region and on 5 occasions in Luhansk region). No ceasefire violations were registered by noon of 8 September. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 7 September. Pro-Russian sources from Donetsk city recorded 12 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in nine locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, snipers, automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank rocket launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, anti-aircraft guns, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. The same sources reported 86 Ukrainian violations of the truce on the first week of October. The Ukrainian military spent 40 rounds from 152 mm self-propelled artillery and 260 shells from 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. Two civilian residents were wounded and 23 houses and civilian facilities were damaged. A single ceasefire violation was recorded by local officials within the boundaries of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, when armoured fighting vehicles attacked pro-Russian positions at Donetskyi. One civilian residence was damaged.

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on 6 occasions by 06:00 pm; no casualties were reported. By the end of the day total 9 ceasefire violations were registered, one Ukrainian serviceman was injured. In the eastern front, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles launched an attack on Ukrainian redoubts at Vodiane supported by small arms and 122 mm self-propelled artillery. Pro-Russian troops fired upon Ukrainian positions at Marinka using infantry weapons, different systems of grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. Pyshchevyk was meanwhile shelled with automatic grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. Lebedinske received fire from small arms, heavy machine guns and 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles. Bohdanivka was fired upon with small arms and grenade launchers. Chermalyk was struck by anti-tank rocket fire. Heavy machine gun fire was reported at Krasnohorivka. In the northern area of operations, Pivdenne became the target of 120 mm mortars, while Novoluhanske was struck by an 82 mm mortar barrage. Pro-Russian forces fired small arms and anti-tank rockets at Ukrainian positions around Mayorsk. A series of Ukrainian violations of the truce were reported by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city. Mineralne, Yasynuvata and Staromykhailivka, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, and, in the region of Mariupol, Uzhivka, Sakhanka and Nova Maryivka, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, an anti-tank guided missile fired from Avdiivka landed in Yasynuvata, while BMP-2 armoured vehicles, also from Avdiivka, engaged pro-Russian positions at Mineralne, supported by infantry weapons. Sakhanka and Nova Maryivka received fire from 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles. Two civilian buildings were damaged at Yasynuvata.

9 September
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 9 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 8 occasions in Donetsk and once in Luhansk region). By noon of 9 September one ceasefire violation was registered, when Ukrainian positions in the area of Zaitseve were targeted from Holmivskyi at around 11:00&#160;am for an hour; fire from 82&#160;mm calibre mortars fire was returned employing grenade launchers. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was injured by shelling in the Donbass region on 8 September. Pro-Russian sources from Donetsk city recorded eight Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in six locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank rocket launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and anti-tank guided missiles. Pro-Russian authorities from the Luhansk People's Republic recorded two Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire. Ukrainian forces engaged pro-Russian positions at Kalynove-Borshchevate and Donetskyi using automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles and BMP-1 armoured vehicles. Two civilian buildings were hit at Donetskyi.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on three more occasions by 06:00 pm. By the end of the day total 13 ceasefire violations were registered, one Ukrainian serviceman suffered injuries as a result. In the eastern area of operations, Pavlopil was hit by small arms fire and anti-tank rockets. Avdiivka and Opytne, meanwhile, were shelled with automatic grenade launchers. Small arms fire was reported at Avdiivka and Novotroitske. In the northern area of operations, an 82 mm mortar barrage hit Zaitseve. Prichepilivka became the target of small arms, automatic grenade launchers and anti-tank rocket launchers. small arms fire was also recorded at Troitske. Pro-Russian officials reported a number of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces throughout the day. Spartak, Kruta Balka, Dokuchaievsk and Oleksandrivka in the surroundings of Donetsk city, Zaitseve, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Pikuzy, Styla, Petrivka and Novo Mariivka, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, pro-Russian positions at Pikuzy were pounded by 122 mm self-propelled artillery. Dzerzhinske, Trudivske and Hryhorivka were shelled with automatic grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Novohnativka launched a sustained attack on pro-Russian redoubts at Styla. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Novotroitske and Bohdanivka also engaged pro-Russian forces at Dokuchaievsk and Petrivka.

10 September
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 13 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 9 occasions in Donetsk region and on 4 occasions in Luhansk region). By noon of 10 September two ceasefire violations were registered, at Bohdanivka (at around 07:10&#160;am) and at Katerynivka (at around 10:54&#160;am). The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 9 September. Pro-Russian sources from Donetsk city recorded 12 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in ten locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank rocket launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and 122 mm self-propelled artillery. Local officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire three times within the republic's boundaries. BMP-1 armoured vehicles launched an attack on pro-Russian positions at Kalynove supported by automatic grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. Ukrainian forces used small arms, heavy machine guns and 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles to attack pro-Russian troops at Lohvynove.

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on five more occasions 06:00 pm, no casualties were reported by the Ukrainian side. By the end of the day total 19 ceasefire violations were registered, four Ukrainian servicemen were wounded, another two were injured. In the eastern front, Ukrainian forces at Novotroitske, Pyshchevyk, Hnutove, Krasnohorivka and Novotroitske became the target of small arms and automatic grenade launchers. Vodiane, Avdiivka and Bohdanivka received small arms and anti-tank rocket fire. In the northern area of operations, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Krymske and Novotoshkivke. Mayorsk and Novotoshkivke came under small arms and 82 mm mortar fire. Novotoshkivke was also fired upon with automatic grenade launchers. Novozvanivka and Popasna were hit by rocket fire. Ukrainian redoubts at Krymske became the target of small arms and 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles. Small arms fire was reported at Popasna. A series of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were recorded by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city. Ukrainian forces fired on Trudivske, Staromykhailivka, Vasilyevka and Kruta Balka, around Donetsk city, and, in the region of Mariupol, Sakhanka, Uzhivka, and Pikuzy. In the main incidents, Vasilyevka and Kruta Balka were hit by 82 mm mortar barrages. Staromykhailivka became the target of 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, while anti-tank rocket fire was reported at Uzhivka, Pikuzy, Staromykhailivka and Trudivske. Two civilian residents were wounded at Staromykhailivka, where three houses were damaged. Another civilian building was damaged at Zaitseve.

11 September
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 19 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 11 occasions in Donetsk and on 8 occasions in Luhansk region). By noon of 11 September three ceasefire violations were registered, near Zholobok, at Bohdanivka, and at Nevelske. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that four Ukrainian serviceman were wounded and another two were injured in the Donbass region on 10 September. Pro-Russian sources from Donetsk city reported 12 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in nine locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank rocket launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles and 82 mm mortars. Pro-Russian authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded two attacks by Ukrainian forces on pro-Russian positions at Holubovske and Nyzhnie Lozove using heavy machine guns, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on two more occasions by 06:00 pm, no casualties were reported by the Ukrainian side. By the end of the day total 18 ceasefire violations were registered, two Ukrainian servicemen were killed and one Ukrainian soldier suffered major injuries as a result. In the eastern area of operations, Ukrainian forces at Avdiivka received fire from small arms, anti-tank rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Bohdanivka. Pyshchevyk became the target of small arms and anti-tank rockets. Vodiane and Krasnohorivka were fired upon with small arms and automatic grenade launchers. Ukrainian troops at Pisky were harassed by sniper fire. Small arms fire was reported at Novotroitske, Novohnatvka, Nevelske and Pavlopil. In the northern front, Luhanske and Novoluhanske were shelled with 82 mm mortars. Near Zholobok, Ukrainian forces received small arms and anti-tank rocket fire. Zaitseve became the target of different types of grenade launcher systems. Small arms fire was recorded at Novhorodske and Novoluhanske. A series of Ukrainian violations of the truce were reported by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city. Mineralne, Yasynuvata, Trudivske, Kruta Balka, Dokuchaievsk, Spartak, Volvo Center and Kashtanove, in the environs of Donetsk city, Horlivka city, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Petrivka, Uzhivka and Novoshyrokivske, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, Yasynuvata was hit by an 82 mm mortar barrage. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Bohdanivka fired upon pro-Russian positions at Petrivka, while BMP-2 vehicles from Avdiivka engaged pro-Russian positions at Mineralne with 30 mm cannon fire. A house was set on fire at Trudivske. Three firefighters were wounded in the spot when the area was targeted once again by automatic grenade launchers.

12 September
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 18 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 13 occasions in Donetsk region and on 5 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 12 September (as of 06:00 am) one ceasefire violation was registered, near Pyschevyk, where anti-tank grenade launchers were employed; six more ceasefire violations were registered by noon. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon that two Ukrainian servicemen (born in 1986 and in 1998) were killed and one Ukrainian soldier was wounded in the Donbass region on 11 September. Pro-Russian sources from Donetsk city recorded 16 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 12 locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank rocket launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Local sources from the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic reported that the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire four times within the republic's boundaries, when Ukrainian forces attacked Sentianivka and Kalynove with small arms, heavy machine guns, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles and 82 mm mortars. A pro-Russian soldier was killed in action.

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, five more ceasefire violations were committed by pro-Russian military by 06:00 pm; no casualties were reported by the Ukrainian side. By the end of the day total 23 ceasefire violations were registered, a serviceman of the National Guard was killed during a combat mission. In the eastern area of operations, Ukrainian forces at Avdiivka and Vodiane received fire from small arms and 120 mm mortars. Pyshchevyk became the target of small arms and grenade launchers, while Novohnativka was fired upon with small arms and automatic grenade launchers. Ukrainian troops at Hnutove, Lebedinske, Verkhnyotoretske and Shyrokyne were harassed by small arms fire. In the northern front, a 120 mm mortar barrage hit Luhanske, while Zaitseve, Novhorodske, Maiske and Mayorsk were shelled with 82 mm mortars. Ukrainian forces at Krymske, Novhorodske and Zaitseve were engaged with small arms, automatic grenade launchers and 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles. A series of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were recorded by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city. Ukrainian forces opened fire on Yasynuvata, Kruta Balka, Yakovliivka, Oleksandrivka, Mineralne and Zhabicheve, around Donetsk city, Zaitseve, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Uzhivka, Nova Maryivka and Pikuzy. In the main incidents, 120 mm mortar rounds landed in Zaitseve. Uzhivka, Zhabicheve, Yasynuvata and Mineralne were hit by 82 mm mortar barrages. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Avdiivka and Kamianka attacked pro-Russian positions at Yasynuvata and Kruta Balka.

13 September
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 23 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 15 occasions in Donetsk and on 8 occasions in Luhansk region); spending 32 units of 120 mm calibre and 37 units of 82 mm calibre mortars ammunition. By morning of 13 September (as of 06:00&#160;am) two ceasefire violations were registered — at Novotroitske and at Zaitseve; two more ceasefire violations were reported by noon, two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded as a result. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed in the Donbass region on 12 September. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded 15 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in nine settlements using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank rocket launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Pro-Russian spokesman Eduard Basurin recorded 86 Ukrainian attacks on pro-Russian forces over the last week. The Ukrainian military fired 40 shells from 152 mm and 122 mm self-propelled artillery, 229 from 120 mm and 82 mm mortars, two anti-tank guided missiles and other 359 explosive rounds from different weapons systems on the same period. One civilian woman and three soldiers were killed and eight people were wounded, among them a soldier and three firefighters. Pro-Russian sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire three times within the boundaries of the republic. The Ukrainian military used heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 82 mm and 120 mm mortars to attack pro-Russian positions at Zholobok, Sentinivka and Lohvynove. Two Ukrainian military drones were shot down by pro-Russian forces over Teplichne and Sokolniki during the past week.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that pro-Russian military had raised the total number of attacks on positions of Ukrainian troops to eleven by 06:00 pm; the total number of casualties disclosed by the Ukrainian side had amounted to six soldiers wounded by 06:00 pm. By the end of the day total 22 ceasefire violations were registered, the number of Ukrainian casualties had amounted to one killed and eight wounded servicemen. In the eastern area of operations, pro-Russian drones launched a rocket attack on Ukrainian positions at Hnutove. Pyshchevyk, Vodiane, Avdiivka, Novotroitske, Verkhnyotoretske and Pavlopil became the target of small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers and anti-tank rocket launchers, while Opytne was shelled with automatic grenade launchers. Ukrainian troops at Talakivka were harassed by small arms and heavy machine gun fire. Small arms and sniper fire was likewise reported at Marinka. In the northern front, an anti-tank guided missile hit Vilnyi. Novhorodske received fire from infantry weapons, automatic grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars, while Zaitseve and Novoluhanske were shelled with 82 mm mortars. Ukrainian forces at Mayorsk became the target of small arms, heavy machine guns and 82 mm mortars. Pro-Russian officials reported a series of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces throughout the day. Yasynuvata, Mineralne and Trudivske, in the surroundings of Donetsk city, Izotove, Gagarin mining complex and Shyroka Balka, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Pikuzy, Sakhanka and Kulikove, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, pro-Russian positions at Mineralne came under the combined fire of 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. Yasynuvata was hit by 120 mm mortar rounds, while Pikuzy, Izotove and Kulikove were shelled with 82 mm mortars. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Novhorodske launched an attack on pro-Russian positions at Shyroka Balka supported by 82 mm mortar fire. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Avdiivka fired upon pro-Russian redoubts at Yasynuvata.

14 September
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 22 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 14 occasions in Donetsk region and on 8 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 14 September (as of 06:00 am) one ceasefire violation was registered, at Novoluhanske; two more ceasefire violations were registered by noon. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and another eight were wounded in the Donbass region on 13 September. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 22 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 11 locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Local authorities from the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic reported that the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire four times within the republic's boundaries; Ukrainian forces attacked Krasnyi Yar, Kalynove-Borshchevate, Lozove and Zolote with small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles.

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on two more occasions by 06:00 pm. By the end of the day total 14 ceasefire violations were registered, no casualties were reported by the Ukrainian side. In the eastern area of operations, Ukrainian positions at Vodiane, Novotroitske and Bohdanivka were hit by small arms fire and anti-tank rockets. Rocket propelled grenades also landed in the area of Kamianka, while Lebedinske and Opytne received small arms fire. In the northern front, Novotoshkivke came under the combined fire of anti-tank rockets, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars. Novoluhanske was struck by 120 mm mortar volleys, and 82 mm mortar rounds landed in Hladosove; nearby Pivdenne became the target of small arms and different grenade launcher systems. A number of Ukrainian violations of the truce was reported by pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city by evening. Dokuchaievsk, Volvo Center, Kruta Balka, Trudivske, Yakovliivka and Donetsk airport, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, Zaitseve, Izotove, Gagarin mining complex, 6/7 mining complex and Holmivsky, and, in the region of Mariupol, Pikuzy, Sakhanka and Petrivka, came under attack. In the main incidents, 120 mm mortar rounds landed in Yakovliivka and Pikuzy. Trudivske, Volvo Center, Izotove and Holmivsky, meanwhile, were fired upon with 82 mm mortars. Kruta Balka, Zaitseve and 6/7 mining complex received fire from 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles.

15 September
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 14 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 9 occasions in Donetsk and on 5 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 15 September (as of 06:00 am) four ceasefire violations were registered, at Avdiivka and Novohnativka in the eastern theatre and at Novoluhanske and Zaitseve in the northern theatre; one more ceasefire violation, for the second time at Novoluhanske, was registered at around 07:30 am. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 14 September. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded 17 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 12 locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank rocket launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Sources from the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire once, when Kalynove came under fire from heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers and 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on four more occasions by 06:00 pm. By the end of the day total 16 ceasefire violations were registered, no casualties were reported by the Ukrainian side. In the eastern front, Avdiivka, Novohnativka and Marinka received fire from small arms and anti-tank rocket launchers. Rocket fire was also reported at Lebedinske. Vodiane and Krasnohorivka became the target of small arms and automatic grenade launchers. Ukrainian troops at Pyschevik and Nykolaevka were harassed with small arms fire. In the northern area of operations, Novoluhanske came under the combined fire of automatic grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars. Travneve was meanwhile hit by 82 mm mortar volleys. Pro-Russian officials reported a number of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces throughout the day. Spartak, Trudivske, Vasilyevka and Donetsk airport in the surroundings of Donetsk city, Dolomitne, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Sakhanka, Bila Kamianka, Petrivka, Nova Maryivka and Novolaspa, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, 82 mm mortar barrages landed in Dolomitne and Vasilyevka. Vasilyevka, along with Bila Kamianka and Nova Maryivka, were hit by 73 mm anti-tank rounds.

16 September
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 16 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 11 occasions in Donetsk region and on 5 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 16 September (as of 06:00 am) two ceasefire violations were registered, near Pyschevyk and not far from Luhanske — one Ukrainian soldier was wounded; three more ceasefire violations were registered by noon. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 15 September. Pro-Russian sources from Donetsk city recorded 12 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 11 locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank rocket launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles and 82 mm mortars. Pro-Russian authorities recorded one Ukrainian violation of the truce within the borders of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, when Ukrainian forces shelled Holubovske with 82 mm mortars.

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on nine more occasions by 06:00 pm, with no further casualties reported by the Ukrainian side. By the end of the day total 23 ceasefire violations were registered, another Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. In the eastern front, Pavlopil and Lebedinske received fire from anti-tank recoilless rifles. Rocket fire was also reported at Pavlopil, Verkhnyotoretske, Pischevyk and Vodiane. Vodiane, Verkhnyotoretske and Pischevyk also became the target of small arms. Ukrainian troops at Novotroitske, Nevelske, Opytne, Marinka, Krasnohorivka and Nykolaevka were harassed with small arms and heavy machine gun fire. In the northern area of operations, Novoluhanske came under the combined fire of automatic grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. Luhanske was shelled with automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles and 82 mm mortars; nearby Krymske was fired upon with automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank rocket launchers and 82 mm mortars. Novotoshkivke was targeted by infantry weapons and different grenade-launcher systems. Small arms fire was reported at Novhorodske and Krymske. Pro-Russian authorities from Donetsk city recorded a number of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire by evening. Trudivske, Abakumove, Dokuchaievsk, Oleksandrivka, Spartak, Staromykhailivka and Volvo Center, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, Holmivsky, in the area of Holmivsky, and, in the region of Mariupol, Pikuzy and Sakhanka, came under attack. In the main incidents, Pikuzy and Oleksandrivka were hit by 120 mm mortar rounds; Volvo Center and Holmivsky received fire from 82 mm mortars. Pro-Russian forces were engaged by hostile tanks at an unspecified area in the region of Mariupol.

17 September
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 23 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 14 occasions in Donetsk region and on 9 occasions in Luhansk region). Two ceasefire violations were registered by morning of 17 September (as of 06:00 am), near Novotroitske and not far from Zalizne; one Ukrainian soldier was killed during a combat mission. The third ceasefire violation by noon was registered at Novotoshkivske, at around 07:20 am. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 16 September. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 20 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 11 locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded four attacks by the Ukrainian military inside the republic's borders. Ukrainian forces used 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, anti-tank guided missile launchers and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to fire upon pro-Russian positions at Nyzhnie Lozove, Dolhe and Kalynove. A pro-Russian soldier was killed in action and two others wounded.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on three more occasions by 06:00 pm, wounding two Ukrainian soldiers. By the end of the day total 11 ceasefire violations were registered, with no further casualties on the Ukrainian side. In the eastern area of operations, Ukrainian positions at Vodiane and Pavlopil were hit by small arms fire and anti-tank rockets, while Lebedinske and Novotroitske were shelled with automatic grenade launchers. Small arms fire was also reported at Lebedinske. in the northern front, 82 mm mortar barrages hit Novoluhanske and Novotoshkivke. Luhanske aand Novoluhanske received fire from automatic grenade launchers. Novotoshkivke and Zalizne came under anti-tank rocket fire. Ukrainian troops at Novotoshkivke were harassed with small arms fire. Pro-Russian officials reported a series of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces throughout the day. Oleksandrivka, Vasilyevka, Kruta Balka and Dokuchaievsk, in the environs of Donetsk city, and, in the region of Mariupol, Pikuzy, Uzhivka, Sakhanka and Bila Kamianka, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, pro-Russian positions at Vasilyevka, Dokuchaievsk and Pikuzy came under the combined fire of 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Marinka launched a major attack on pro-Russian redoubts at Oleksandrivka. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Starohnativka also fired upon pro-Russian forces at Bila Kamianka. A Ukrainian fixed-wing drone was shot down by pro-Russian forces over Pikuzy.

18 September
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 11 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 7 occasions in Donetsk and on 4 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 18 September (as of 06:00 am) one ceasefire violation was registered, near Travneve; two more ceasefire violations were registered at Krymske (at around 09:00 am) and at Berezove (at around 11:20 am) by noon. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman (born in 1994) was killed and another two were wounded in the Donbass region on 17 September. Pro-Russian sources from Donetsk city recorded 12 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in eight locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank rocket launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. A single ceasefire violation was recorded by local officials within the boundaries of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, when BMP-1 armoured vehicles attacked pro-Russian positions at Donetskyi supported by infantry weapons.

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on one more occasion by 06:00 pm, when Vodiane was targeted by anti-tank rocket launchers from Uzhivka. Ukrainian positions at Vodiane came under fire for the second time later in the evening, that brought the total number of registered ceasefire violations to 5 by the end of the day; no casualties were registered. In the eastern area of operations, Ukrainian forces at Vodiane received small arms and anti-tank rocket fire. Small arms fire was also reported at Berezove. In the northern front, Maisk and Krymske became the target of small arms and rocket launchers. Pro-Russian officials reported a series of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces throughout the day. Yasynuvata, Staromykhailivka, Mineralne, Spartak and Dokuchaievsk, in the environs of Donetsk city, and, in the region of Mariupol, Pikuzy, Uzhivka, Sakhanka Dzerzhinske and Nova Tavrya, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, pro-Russian positions at Nova Tavrya, Dzerzhinske and Uzhivka came under 120 mm mortar fire. Uzhivka was also hit by 82 mm mortar rounds. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Avdiivka engaged pro-Russian positions at Mineralne. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Novotroitske fired upon pro-Russian forces at Dokuchaievsk. Sakhanka and Yasynuvata received fire from 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles.

19 September
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 5 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 3 occasions in Donetsk region and twice in Luhansk region). By morning of 19 September (as of 06:00 am) two ceasefire violations were registered — not far from Mykolaivka in the eastern theatre and near Zolote in the northern theatre of action. Two more ceasefire violations were registered by noon, in the area of Bohdanivka and near Vodiane. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 18 September. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 14 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 10 locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported one Ukrainian violation within the republic borders, when Lohvynove was fired upon with heavy machine guns and anti-tank rocket launchers.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening that by pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on two more occasions by 06:00 pm — not far from Orikhove and near Zolote. By the end of the day total 13 ceasefire violations were registered, with no casualties reported by the Ukrainian side. In the eastern front, Novomykhailivka was hit by an 82 mm mortar barrage. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles from Petrivka engaged Ukrainian positions at Bohdanivka, supported by anti-tank rocket fire. Vodiane was repeatedly attacked with small arms and anti-tank rocket launchers. Small arms fire was reported at Novotroitske. In the northern area of operations Luhanske, Novoluhanske and Maisk were shelled with 82 mm mortars. Luhanske also became the target of small arms and grenade launchers, while Orekhove received fire from automatic grenade launchers and small arms. Ukrainian troops at Maiske and Zolote were harassed with small arms fire. A series of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were recorded by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city. Ukrainian forces opened fire on Staromykhailivka, Oleksandrivka, Trudivske, Donetsk airport and Zhabicheve, around Donetsk city, Zaitseve, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Petrivka, Uzhivka, Sakhanka and Pikuzy. In the main incidents, Ukrainian tanks from Vodiane engaged pro-Russian redoubts at Uzhivka. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Pisky and Shyrokyne attacked pro-Russian positions at Zhabicheve and Sakhanka supported by 120 mm and 82 mm mortar fire, while BMP-1 and BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Bohdanivka fired upon pro-Russian positions at Petrivka. Pikuzy was struck by an 82 mm mortar barrage.

20 September
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 13 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 7 occasions in Donetsk and on 6 occasions in Luhansk region). One ceasefire violation was registered at Novoluhanske by morning of 20 September (as of 06:00 am); three more ceasefire violations were registered by noon — at Novotroitske, Novohnativka, and Krasnohorivka; two Ukrainian soldiers were wounded. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 19 September. Pro-Russian officials from Donetsk city recorded 17 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in ten locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank rocket launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. The same sources reported 116 incidents provoked by Ukrainian troops over the past week; the Ukrainian army fired six tank rounds, 140 shells from 82 mm and 120 mm mortars and around 200 rockets and other grenades upon pro-Russian positions. One civilian was wounded on the same period. Local authorities from the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic reported that the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire three times within the republic's boundaries; Ukrainian forces attacked Kalynove, Nyzhnie Lozove and Lohvynove with automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles and 120 mm mortars.

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on six more occasions by 06:00 pm, one more Ukrainian soldier was wounded. By the end of the day total 19 ceasefire violations were registered, the total number of Ukrainian casualties had amounted to three Ukrainian servicemen wounded and one injured. In the eastern front, pro-Russian forces fired small arms and different types of rocket launchers at Ukrainian positions around Pavlopil, Vodiane, Avdiivka and Novotroitske. Novohnativka was fired upon with small arms and automatic grenade launchers. Small arms fire was reported at Marinka and Krasnohorivka. In the northern area of operations, Novozvanivka was shelled with 82 mm mortars. Pivdenne and Mayorsk became thet target of small arms and anti-tank rocket launchers. Rocket fire was also reported at Krymske and Novoluhanske. Ukrainian troops at Luhanske were harassed with small arms fire. Pro-Russian officials reported a series of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces throughout the day. Dokuchaievsk, Staromykhailivka, Oleksandrivka, Trudivske and Donetsk airport, in the surroundings of Donetsk city, 6/7 mining complex, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Pikuzy, Sakhanka, Uzhivka, Bila Kamianka and Hryhorivka, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, pro-Russian positions at Mineralne came under 120 mm mortar fire. Hryhorivka was meanwhile shelled with 82 mm mortars. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Krasnohorivka fired upon pro-Russian redoubts at Staromykhailivka. Trudivske and Oleksandrivka received fire from 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles.

21 September
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 19 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 13 occasions in Donetsk region and on 6 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 21 September (as of 06:00 am) three ceasefire violations were registered — twice near Vodiane and once near Lebedinske; Ukrainian positions at Vodiane were fired at for the third time by noon. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that three Ukrainian servicemen were wounded and one soldier was injured in the Donbass region on 20 September. Pro-Russian sources from Donetsk city recorded 23 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 13 locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank rocket launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Pro-Russian authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded two attacks by Ukrainian forces on pro-Russian positions at Krasnyi Yar and Kalynove using heavy machine guns and 82 mm mortars.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening, that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on three more occasions by 06:00 pm — twice near Pivdenne and once at Novozvanivka. A total 13 ceasefire violations were registered by the end of the day, with no casualties reported by the Ukrainian side. In the eastern area of operations, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles frm Zaichenko engaged Ukrainian positions at Vodiane, supported by small arms, rocket launchers and 122 mm self-propelled artillery. Lebedinske, Novotroitske and Bohdanivka were hit by small arms fire and anti-tank rockets. In the northern front, Luhanske and Novoluhanske received fire from small arms, anti-tank rocket launchers and 82 mm mortars. Mayorsk was fired upon with small arms and grenade launchers. Novozvanivka was struck by anti-tank rockets. Pro-Russian officials reported a series of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces throughout the day. Staromykhailivka, Trudivske and Donetsk airport, in the surroundings of Donetsk city, and, in the region of Mariupol, Uzhivka and Kulikove, came under enemy fire. In the main incidents, Uzhivka and Trudivskewere hit by 120 mm mortar barrages. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Hnutove launched an attack on pro-Russian positions at Kulikove.

22 September
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 13 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 8 occasions in Donetsk and on 5 occasions in Luhansk region). One ceasefire violation was registered, at Mykolaivka, by morning of 22 September (as of 06:00 am); three more ceasefire violations were registered by 11:00 am — at Novohnativka, Dokuchaievsk, and Vodiane. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 21 September. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 14 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in six locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded five attacks by the Ukrainian military inside the republic's borders. Ukrainian forces used automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars and anti-tank guided missile launchers to engage pro-Russian positions at Sentianivka, Lohvynove and Kalynove.

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on six more occasions by 06:00 pm, wounding one Ukrainian soldier. By the end of the day total 15 ceasefire violations were registered, with no further casualties on the Ukrainian side. In the eastern area of operations, Lebedinske was struck by small arms fire and anti-tank rockets, while Vodiane and Novohnativka received fire from automatic grenade launchers. Small arms fire was reported at Nikolaevka and Vodiane. In the northern front, Zalizne and Novhorodske were hit by 82 mm mortar volleys. pro-Russian forces used small arms and different systems of grenade launchers to attack Krymske, Pivdenne, Zaitseve and Novoluhanske. Luhanske received fire from 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles. Ukrainian positions around Mayorsk came under anti-tank rocket fire. Pro-Russian officials reported a series of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces throughout the day. Oleksandrivka and Trudivske, in the environs of Donetsk city, Zaitseve and Gagarin mining complex, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Sakhanka, Dzerzhinske and Novoshyrokivske, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, pro-Russian positions at Dzerzhinske and Novoshyrokivske came under heavy fire from 152 mm and 122 mm self-propelled artillery, respectively. Sakhanka was hit by a 120 mm mortar barrage, while Gagarin received fire from 82 mm mortars. Gagarin and Trudivske were hit by 73 mm anti-tank rounds. Power lines were knocked down and a gas pipe line damaged at Novoshyrokivske.

23 September
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 15 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 7 occasions in Donetsk region and on 8 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 23 September (as of 06:00 am) three ceasefire violations were registered — two near Bohdanivka and one near Novotroitske; one more ceasefire violation was registered by noon — at Zaitseve, at around 10:50 am. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 22 September. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded 14 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in six locations employing small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles, 122 mm and 152 mm self-propelled artillery. Pro-Russian sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire on one occasion within the boundaries of the republic. The Ukrainian military used 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles to engage pro-Russian positions at Kalynivka.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening, that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on three more occasions by 06:00 pm — on one more occasion both at Novotroitske and at Bohdanivka, and near Pyschevyk — wounding two Ukrainian servicemen as a result. By the end of the day total 24 ceasefire violations were registered, with no further casualties reported by the Ukrainian side. A series of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were recorded by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city. Ukrainian forces fired upon pro-Russian positions at Vasilyevka and Donetsk airport, around Donetsk city, Zaitseve and Dolomitne, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Sakhanka and Pikuzy. In the main incidents, Sakhanka received fire from small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank rocket launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles and 82 mm mortars. Vasilyevka was hit by 73 mm anti-tank rounds and 82 mm mortar barrages; 82 mm mortar rounds also landed in Dolomitne. Pro-Russian positions at Pikuzy became the target of ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns. Zaitseve was shelled with automatic grenade launchers.

24 September
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 24 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 13 occasions in Donetsk and on 11 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 24 September (as of 06:00 am) two ceasefire violations were registered — near Krasnohorivka and near Travneve; two more ceasefire violations were registered by noon — for the second time at Travneve, and on one occasion near Marinka, where Ukrainian positions received fire from 82 mm calibre mortars (total 3 shells). The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon, that two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in the Donbass region on 23 September. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded 15 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in eight locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank rocket launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and anti-aircraft guns. Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded three Ukrainian violations of the truce within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military used small arms fire, anti-tank rockets and 82 mm mortars to harass pro-Russian troops at Krasnyi Yar and Lohvynove.

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had increased the total number of attacks on Ukrainian positions to nine by 06:00 pm, that resulted in one killed and one wounded Ukrainian soldier. By the end of the day total 23 ceasefire violations were registered, with no further casualties on the Ukrainian side. In the eastern front, pro-Russian forces fired small arms and different types of rocket launchers at Ukrainian positions around Vodiane and Novotroitske. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Petrivka launched an attack on Bohdanivka. Verkhnyoshyrokivske was fired upon with small arms and automatic grenade launchers. Small arms fire was reported at Novohnativka, Talakivka and Krasnohorivka. In the northern area of operations, Luhanske became thet target of heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank rocket launchers and 82 mm mortars. Popasna and Novoluhanske received fire from small arms, heavy machine guns and different grenade-launcher systems. Orekhove was hit by small arms and anti-tank rocket fire. Ukrainian troops at Maisk and Zaitseve were fired upon with infantry weapons. A number of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were recorded by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city. Oleksandrivka, Yasynuvata, Spartak and Trudivske, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, Gagarin mining complex, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Pikuzy and Uzhivka, came under attack. In the main incidents, Uzhivka was shelled with 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles and 120 mm mortars. Trudivske came under anti-tank rocket fire.

25 September
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 23 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 13 occasions in Donetsk region and on 10 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 25 September (as of 06:00 am) four ceasefire violations were registered — near Marinka, and not far from Travneve, and on two occasions at Novoluhanske; one Ukrainian soldier was wounded as a result. As of noon eleven more ceasefire violations were registered, one Ukrainian serviceman was injured. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman (born in 1992) was killed and one soldier was wounded in the Donbass region on 24 September. Pro-Russian sources from Donetsk city recorded 15 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in eight locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank rocket launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles and 120 mm mortars. Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded three attacks by the Ukrainian military inside the republic's borders. Ukrainian forces used 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars and 152 mm self-propelled artillery to shell pro-Russian positions at Chernukhin, Lohvynove and Kalynove. Chernukhin was hit by a massive power outage when power lines were knocked down by heavy shelling.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening, that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on two more occasions by 06:00 pm, with no further casualties reported by the Ukrainian side. By the end of the day total 32 ceasefire violations were registered, another Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. In the eastern area of operations, Ukrainian positions at Krasnohorivka received fire from infantry weapons, grenade launchers and 120 mm mortars. Marinka, meanwhile, became the target of small arms, heavy machine guns and 82 mm mortars. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles from Uzhivka launched three attacks on Ukrainian positions at Vodiane. Pisky and Avdiivka came under small arms and anti-tank rocket fire. Novotroitske and Opytne were fired upon with automatic grenade launchers. Small arms fire was reported at Novohnativka. In the northern front, Novoluhanske, Maisk, Dolomitne, Svitlodarsk, Yuzhne and Zolote were attacked with infantryweapons, different grenade-launcher systems and 82 mm mortars. Luhanske received fire from 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles. Pro-Russian forces fired upon Ukrainian troops at Novotoshkivke with infantry weapons, anti-tank rocket launchers and 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles. Ukrainian troops at Zaitseve were harassed with small arms fire. Pro-Russian officials reported a series of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces by evening. Staromykhailivka, Oleksandrivka, Zhabicheve, Dokuchaievsk, Volvo Center and Trudivske, in the surroundings of Donetsk city, Gagarin mining complex and Dolomitne, in the area of Horlivka, and Uzhivka, in the region of Mariupol, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, pro-Russian positions at Trudivske were shelled with 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and 122 mm self-propelled artillery. Oleksandrivka and Dolomitne were shelled with 82 mm mortars. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Dzerzhinske launched an attack on pro-Russian positions at Gagarin. Nine civilian residences were damaged, three in the centre of Horlivka, three at Holmivsky, two at Oleksandrivka and another at Staromykhailivka.

26 September
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 32 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (on 16 occasions both in Donetsk and in Luhansk region). By noon of 26 September three ceasefire violations were registered — two at Novoluhanske and one at Novotroitske. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon, that two Ukrainian servicemen were wounded and one soldier was injured in the Donbass region on 25 September. Pro-Russian sources from Donetsk city recorded 22 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 16 locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank rocket launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles, 122 mm and 152 mm self-propelled artillery. Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded four attacks by the Ukrainian military within the republic's boundaries. Ukrainian forces used small arms, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to fire upon pro-Russian positions at Lozove, Kalynove and Donetskyi. A pro-Russian soldier was killed in action. The same sources reported that a pro-Russian official was captured by Ukrainian special forces. The prisoner was required by the Ukrainian justice under the charges of "war crimes" committed during the battle of Debaltseve, in the 2014-15 winter.

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on four more occasions by 06:00 pm, one Ukrainian soldier was wounded as a result. By the end of the day total 23 ceasefire violations were registered, with no further casualties on the Ukrainian side. In the eastern front, Novohnativka was hit by anti-tank guided missiles. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Nykolaevka. Novotroitskoe, Vodiane, Marinka, Nikolaevka, Pishevyk, Novohnativka, Pavlopil and Krasnohorivka received fire from small arms and different grenade-launcher systems. Ukrainian troops at Marinka were harassed with sniper fire. In the northern area of operations, pro-Russian armoured fighiting vehicles launched an attack on Luhansk supported by anti-tank grenade launchers and 120 mm mortars. Novoluhanske was the target of small arms, grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. Maisk was shelled with automatic grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. Pro-Russian authorities from Donetsk city told the press of several Ukrainian violations of the truce by evening. Dokuchaievsk, Staromykhailivka, Oleksandrivka and Trudivske, in the surroundings of Donetsk city, Dolomitne, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Sakhanka, Pikuzy and Uzhivka, came under attack. In the main incidents, Dokuchaievsk was hit by 120 m mortar fire, while 82 mm mortar volleys landed in Dolomitne. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Krasnohorivka engaged pro-Russian positions at Staromykhailivka, which also became the target of 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles. Sakhanka received fire from ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns.

27 September
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 23 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 16 occasions in Donetsk region and on 7 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 27 September (as of 06:00 am) three ceasefire violations were registered — near Vodiane, Travneve, and Novoluhanske (all that occurred at around 01:00 am ). Five more ceasefire violations were registered by noon — at Luhanske, Novoluhanske, Pivdenne, Avdiivka, and Luhanske. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 26 September. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded 22 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in ten locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank rocket launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, anti-aircraft guns, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. The same sources recorded 124 Ukrainian attacks on the past week. The Ukrainian military fired 149 rounds from 122 mm and 152 mm self-propelled artillery, 209 from 82 mm and 120 mm mortars and 508 explosive shells from lesser-caliber weapons. Pro-Russian authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded two attacks by Ukrainian forces on pro-Russian positions at Kalynivka and Nyzhne Lozove using small arms, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars and 122 mm self-propelled artillery.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening, that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on six more occasions by 06:00 pm, one Ukrainian soldier was fatally wounded. By the end of the day total 24 ceasefire violations were registered, with no further casualties on the Ukrainian side. In the eastern area of operations, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles from Pikuzy engaged Ukrainian positions at Vodiane supported by small arms and grenade launchers. Bohdanivka and Pavlopil were hit by small arms and anti-tank rocket fire. Pischevyk came under fire from different grenade-launcher systems. Marinka was fired upon with small arms and automatic grenade launchers. Small arms fire was reported at Avdiivka, Novotroitske and Lebedinske. In the northern front, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles from Gagarin mining complex launched an attack on Pivdenne supported by small arms, anti-tank rockets, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles and anti-tank guided missiles. Luhanske and Maisk came under the combined fire of 82 mm and 120 mm mortars, while Novoluhanske was shelled with grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. Pro-Russian forces attacked Novotoshkivke, Novozvanivka and Luhanske with small arms and different grenade-launcher systems. Pro-Russian officials reported a series of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces by evening. Staromykhailivka, Oleksandrivka, Yasynuvata, Zhabicheve, Dokuchaievsk, Spartak and Trudivske, in the surroundings of Donetsk city, Dolomitne, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Sakhanka and Pikuzy, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, Ukrainian forces at Talakivka launched an anti-tank guided missile at Pikuzy. Dolomitne was repeatedly shelled with 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles and 82 mm mortars. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Hnutove fired upon pro-Russian positions at Pikuzy. Oleksandrivka, Yasynuvata, Zhabicheve and Trudivske received fire from 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles.

28 September
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 24 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (on 12 occasions both in Donetsk and in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 28 September (as of 06:00 am) six ceasefire violations were registered — on two occasions near Marinka, on one occasion not far from Vodiane and near Pavlopil in the eastern theatre, and on one occasion near Novoluhanske in the northern theatre of action; three more ceasefire violations were counted by noon. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon, that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed in the Donbass region on 27 September. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 19 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in ten locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 120 mm mortars, anti-tank guided missiles, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Local authorities from the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic reported that the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire eight times within the republic's boundaries; Ukrainian forces attacked Krasnyi Yar, Kalynove, Nyzhnie Lozove, Lohvynove and Zolote with small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and 122 mm self-propelled artillery.

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on seven more occasions by 06:00 pm. By the end of the day total 23 ceasefire violations were registered, no casualties were reported by the Ukrainian side. In the eastern area of operations, Lebedinske, Pavlopil and Marinka became the target of small arms and anti-tank rocket launchers. Vodiane was shelled with different grenade-launcher systems; Novotroitske received fire from small arms and automatic grenade launchers. Ukrainian troops at Starohnativka were harassed with smal arms fire. In the northern front, Troitske was struck by 82 mm and 120 mm mortar barrages. Pro-Russian forces fired upon Novhorodske with small arms, grenade launchers and 120 mm mortars. Luhanske and Novoluhanske were fired at from small arms, genade launchers and 82 mm mortars. Novotoshkivke and Kindrashivka were hit by 82 mm mortar volleys. Small arms was also reported at Novotoshkivke. Pro-Russian authorities from Donetsk city told the press of several Ukrainian violations of the truce by evening. Dokuchaievsk, Staromykhailivka, Oleksandrivka, Spartak and Trudivske, in the surroundings of Donetsk city, Dolomitne, Izotove and Gagarin mining complex, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Sakhanka, Novolaspa and Uzhivka, came under attack. In the main incidents, Gagarin was hit by 120 m mortar fire, while 82 mm mortar volleys landed in Dolomitne. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Krasnohorivka launched an intense attack on pro-Russian positions at Staromykhailivka, which also became the target of 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles. Sniper fire was reported at Oleksandrivka. Trudivske, Uzhivka, Novolaspa and Spartak received fire from 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles. A Ukrainian drone was shot down by pro-Russian forces over the area of Horlivka. The quadrocopter had dropped two grenades on a residential zone.

29 September
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 23 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 11 occasions in Donetsk region and on 12 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 29 September (as of 06:00 am) three ceasefire violations were registered — near Novotroitske, Pavlopil and Travneve;  three more ceasefire violations were registered by noon. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 28 September. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded 14 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 11 locations employing small arms, heavy machine guns, snipers, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded four attacks by the Ukrainian military inside the republic's borders. Ukrainian forces used small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to attack pro-Russian positions at Zholobok, Lohvynove and Kalynove-Borshchevate.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening, that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on five more occasions by 06:00 pm. By the end of the day total 26 ceasefire violations were registered, with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. In the eastern front, Talakivka, Vodiane and Pisky became the target of small arms and anti-tank rocket launchers. Pischevyk was hit by anti-tank rocket fire, while Pavlopil and Novotroitske were fired upon with small arms and automatic grenade launchers. Ukrainian troops at Opytne, Avdiivka and Nevelske were harassed with small arms fire. In the northern area of operations, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Luhanske supported by small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars. Maisk received fire from small arms, anti-tank rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars; 82 mm mortar volleys also landed in Novoluhanske, also fired at from small arms and automatic grenade launchers. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles from Donetskyi launched an attack on Ukrainian redoubts at Krymske supported by small arms, anti-tank rockets and 82 mm mortar fire. Armoured fighting vehicles also fired upon Novotoshkivke supported by small arms and rocket-propelled grenades. Vilnyi and Zolote were attacked with small arms and anti-tank rocket launchers. A series of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were recorded by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city. Ukrainian forces opened fire on Yasynuvata, Oleksandrivka, Trudivske, Dokuchaievsk and Volvo Center, around Donetsk city, Zaitseve, Ozeryanivka and Dolomitne, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Uzhivka, Sakhanka and Pikuzy. In the main incidents, Ukrainian tanks from Vodiane engaged pro-Russian redoubts at Uzhivka. Dolomitne was hit by a 120 mm mortar barrage. Zaitseve, Ozeryanivka, Sakhanka and Volvo Center were shelled with 82 mm mortars. A pro-Russian soldier was killed in action at Ozeryanivka.

30 September
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 26 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 15 occasions in Donetsk and on 11 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 30 September (as of 06:00 am) two ceasefire violations were registered — not far from Novotroitske and near Vodiane. Four more ceasefire violations were counted by noon — in the area of Zaitseve, Shumy, Opytne, and Novomykhailivka. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 29 September. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 21 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in ten locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and tanks. Officials from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded five Ukrainian violations of the truce within the republic boundaries. The Ukrainian military used small arms fire, anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to engage pro-Russian troops at Lohvynove, Holubovske, Sentianivka and Zholobok. A pro-Russian soldier was confirmed dead.

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on two more occasions by 06:00 pm — at Novozvanivka and for the second time at Vodiane. By the end of the day total 19 ceasefire violations were registered, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. In the eastern front, an 82 mm mortar barrage landed in Vodiane. pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Vodiane and Novomykhailivka supported by small arms and different grenade-launcher systems. Ukrainian redoubts at Lebedinske were hit by anti-tank rocket fire. Ukrainian troops at Opytne, Marinka and Novotroitske were harassed with small arms fire. In the northern area of operations, Ukrainian positions at Novoluhanske were pounded with anti-tank rocket launchers, ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns and 122 mm self-propelled artillery. Zaitseve, Maisk, Shumy and Svitlodarsk came under 82 mm mortar fire. Luhanske and Maisk came under anti-tank rocket fir, while Shumy and Zaitseve received fire from small arms and automatic grenade launchers. Small arms fire was also reported at Maisk Pro-Russian officials reported a series of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces by evening. Luhanske, Abakumove and Dokuchaievsk, in the surroundings of Donetsk city, Zaitseve and 6/7 mining complex, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Sakhanka, Uzhivka and Pikuzy, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, a 120 mm mortar barrage hit Uzhivka. Dokuchaievsk and Zaitseve were shelled with 82 mm mortars. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Hnutove and Novotroitske fired upon pro-Russian positions at Pikuzy and Dokuchaievsk.

The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) reported 115 civilian casualties (16 killed, 99 injured) since the beginning of 2019.

1 October
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 19 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 11 occasions in Donetsk region and on 8 occasions in Luhansk region); spending 3 units of 122 mm calibre artillery and 33 units of 82 mm calibre mortars ammunition. By morning of 1 October (as of 06:00 am) two ceasefire violations were registered — not far from Novoluhanske and near Novotroitske; three more ceasefire violations were registered by 12:30 pm — at Pivdenne, Zolote, and Vodiane. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on the last day of September. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 15 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in eight locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Pro-Russian authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded three attacks by Ukrainian forces on pro-Russian positions at Lozove, Kalynove-Borshchevate and Nyzhne Lozove using small arms, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening, that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on three more occasions by 06:00 pm — at Bohdanivka and for the second time at Novotroitske. By the end of the day total 13 ceasefire violations were registered, with no casualties reported by the Ukrainian side. In the eastern area of operations, Pavlopil, Novohnativka and Novomykhailivka came under anti-tank rocket fire. Avdiivka became the target of small arms, heavy machine guns and automatic grenade launchers. Vodiane received fire from small arms and different grenade-launcher systems. Ukrainian troops at Bohdanivka were harassed with heavy machine gun fire. Small arms fire was reported at Novotroitske. In the northern front, Pivdenne and Novoluhanske were hit by 82 mm mortar barrages. Maisk and Pivdenne became the target of small arms and grenade launchers. Zolote received fire from small arms. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city reported several Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire by evening. Dokuchaievsk, Styla, Spartak, Volvo Center and Donetsk airport, in the environs of Donetsk city, Gagarin mining complex, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Uzhivka, Styla and Pikuzy, came under enemy fire. In the main incidents, Ukrainian tanks from Vodiane opened fire on a number of occasions at pro-Russian redoubts around Uzhivka. Sporadic 120 mm mortar fire was also reported at Uzhivka and Gagarin mining complex. Signalne was shelled with 82 mm mortars. BMP-1 and BMP-2 armoured fighting vehicles from Pisky launched a sustained attack on Ukrainian positions at Volvo Center supported by 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, while BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Novotroitske engaged pro-Russian forces at Dokuchaievsk.

Representatives of all parties involved in the Minsk conference agreed upon the "Steinmeier formula" that grants a special, autonomous status to the pro-Russian republics within Ukraine. According to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky this would pave the way to the Normandy summit. Pro-Russian officials from both republics however stressed their "dissidence" with the implementation procedures of the formula.

2 October
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 13 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 9 occasions in Donetsk and on 4 occasions in Luhansk region). Four ceasefire violations were registered by morning of 2 October (as of 06:00 am) — at Mykolaivka, Novohnativka, Novotroitske, and Pavlopil; two more ceasefire violations were registered by 12:30 pm — at Zaitseve and at Krymske. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on the first day of October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 21 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in ten locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. No ceasefire violations were reported by local authorities in the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening, that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on nine more occasions by 06:00 pm, the Ukrainian side disclosed no casualties. In the eastern front, pro-Russian forces attacked Novohryhorivka using infantry weapons, automatic grenade launchers and anti-tank guided missiles. A pro-Russian drone from Novoshyrokivske launched a strike on Ukrainian redoubts at Pavlopil with VOG-17 grenade launchers; the same area became the target of small arms and anti-tank rocket launchers. Pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles from Uzhivka engaged Ukrainian positions around Vodiane supported by small arms, grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. Verkhnyotoretske and Avdiivka received fire from small arms and different grenade-launcher systems. Nikolaevka was fired upon automatic grenade launchers, while Ukrainian troops at Novohnativka were harassed with heavy machine gun fire. In the northern area of operations, Zolote was hit by 120 mm mortar volleys; 82 mm mortars were meanwhile fired at Novoluhanske and Vilnyi. Luhanske, Pivdenne, Katerinivka, Zaitseve, Krymske, Kryakivka, Novhorodske, and Troitske received fire from infantry weapons and different grenade-launcher systems. By the end of the day total 30 ceasefire violations were registered, one Ukrainian soldier was wounded. A series of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were recorded by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city. Ukrainian forces opened fire on Staromykhailivka, Oleksandrivka and Spartak, around Donetsk city, and, in the region of Mariupol, Bezimenne, Bela Kamianka and Pikuzy. In the main incidents, 122 mm self-propeleld artillery from Vodiane fired upon pro-Russian positions at Bezimenne. Bela Kamianka was struck by a 120 mm mortar barrage, and 82 mm mortar volleys landed Spartak. Pikuzy received fire from 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles. In the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic, an anti-tank guided missile landed in Pervomaisk, knocking down the main power line in town.

3 October
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 30 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 13 occasions in Donetsk region and on 17 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 3 October (as of 06:00 am) ten ceasefire violations were registered; no further ceasefire violations were registered by noon. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 2 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 20 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 12 locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and 122 mm self-propelled artillery. Pro-Russian authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded two attacks by Ukrainian forces on pro-Russian positions at Slavyanoserbsk and Pervomaisk using automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars and anti-tank guided missiles.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening, that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on eleven more occasions by 06:00 pm; no casualties were reported by the Ukrainian side. By the end of the day total 41 ceasefire violations were registered, one Ukrainian serviceman was fatally wounded. in the eastern area of operations, the Ukrainian stronghold of Avdiivka was hit by small arms fire and 120 mm mortar volleys, while an 82 mm mortar landed in nearby Pisky. Berezove received fire from small arms and 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles. Novotroitske and Kaminaka came under anti-tank rocket fire. Novohnativka and Pischevyk were shelled with automatic grenade launchers. Small arms fire was reported at Pavlopil, Kaminaka, Novotroitske, Vodiane, Pischevyk and Marinka. In the northern front, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian redoubts at Krymske supported by small arms, different grenade-launcher systems and 120 mm mortars. Luhanske came under the combined fire of small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars. Novoluhanske was meanwhile shelled with grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. Pivdenne received fire from small arms, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles and 120 mm mortars. Troitske was struck by an 82 mm mortar barrage. Orekhove and Vilnyi became the target of small arms and anti-tank rocket launchers. Zolote was hit by anti-tank rocket fire, while Popasna was fired upon with small arms and automatic grenade launchers. Pro-Russian officials reported a series of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces by evening. Oleksandrivka, Kruta Balka, Mineralne, Staromykhailivka and Dokuchaievsk, in the surroundings of Donetsk city, Zaitseve and Shyroka Balka, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Sakhanka and Pikuzy, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Marinka launched an attack on pro-Russian positions at Oleksandrivka. Dokuchaievsk was fired upon from Novotroitske with small arms, heavy machine guns and BMP-1 armoured vehicles. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Krasnohorivka engaged pro-Russian positions at Staromykhailivka with 30 mm cannon fire. Shyroka Balka, Staromykhailivka, Mineralne, Pikuzy and Sakhanka received fire from 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles.

4 October
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 41 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 19 occasions in Donetsk and on 21 occasions in Luhansk region); spending 59 units of 120/82 mm calibre mortars ammunition. By morning of 4 October (as of 06:00 am) three ceasefire violations were registered — at Pavlopil, Zaitseve, and Krymske; four more ceasefire violations were registered by noon. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon, that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed in the Donbass region on 3 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 14 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in nine locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Local sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported that the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire two times within the republic's boundaries. BMP-1 armoured vehicles launched an attack on pro-Russian positions at Pryshyb supported by automatic grenade launchers; the same type of weapon was used to shell pro-Russian positions at Sokolniki.

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on sixteen more occasions by 06:00 pm, wounding one Ukrainian soldier in the process. By the end of the day total 32 ceasefire violations were registered, the total number of Ukrainian casualties had amounted to one Ukrainian serviceman killed and another two wounded. In the eastern front, Verkhnyotoretske became the target of small arms, different grenade-launcher systems and 82 mm mortars. Avdiivka, Pavlopil, Vodiane and Novohnativka received fire from small arms and different grenade-launcher systems. Ukrainian positions at Lebedinske and Marinka were hit by small arms and anti-tank rocket fire. Novotroitske and Bohdanivka were fired upon with automatic grenade launchers. Small arms fire was also reported at Novotroitske. In the northern area of operations, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian redoubts at Novotoshkivke supported by and different grenade-launcher systems. Novoluhanske was struck by the combined fire of small arms, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars; 82 mm mortar volleys landed in Luhanske and Zaitseve. Mironovske and Zolote came under anti-tank rocket fire. pro-Russian forces used small arms and grenade launchers to attack Novoluhanske, and infantry weapons to target Ukrainian troops at Krymske. A series of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were recorded by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city. Ukrainian forces opened fire on Yasynuvata, Kruta Balka, Staromykhailivka, Oleksandrivka, Trudivske and Kashtanove, around Donetsk city, Gagarin mining complex, Krasnyi Partizan and Holmivsky, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Uzhivka, Sakhanka and Pikuzy. In the main incidents, Ukrainian tanks from Shyrokyne engaged pro-Russian redoubts at Sakhanka supported by automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, anti-tank rocket launchers and 82 mm mortars. BTR armoured personnel carriers from Verkhnyotoretske launched a sustained attack on Krasnyi Partizan supported by 82 mm mortar fire and anti-tank guided missiles. Pikuzy, Sakhanka, Dokuchaievsk and Trudivske were hit by 120 mm mortar barrages, while 82 mm mortar fire was reported at Oleksandrivka, Trudivske,Holmivsky and Gagarin. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Novotroitske and Krasnohorivka fired upon pro-Russian positions at Dokuchaievsk and Staromykhailivka. Pikuzy received fire from ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns.

5 October
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 32 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 18 occasions in Donetsk region and on 14 occasions in Luhansk region), spending 52 rounds of 82/122 mm mortars; the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 5 October (as of 06:00 am) three ceasefire violations were registered — at Hnutove, Novohnativka, and Zolote; two more ceasefire violations were registered by noon — at Vilnyi and Starohnativka; one Ukrainian soldier was wounded. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and another two were wounded in the Donbass region on 4 October. Pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city recorded 28 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 14 locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, anti-aircraft guns, anti-tank guided missiles, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. Pro-Russian authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded two attacks by Ukrainian forces on pro-Russian positions at Lohvynove using infantry weapons, automatic grenade launchers, 120 mm mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening, that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on five more occasions by 06:00 pm, with no further casualties reported by the Ukrainian side. By the end of the day total 24 ceasefire violations were registered, one Ukrainian serviceman suffered injuries. In the eastern area of operations, pro-Russian forces used small arms and different grenade-launcher systems to attack Pavlopil, Starohnativka and Vodiane. Novohnativka and Hnutove became the target of small arms and automatic grenade launchers. In the northern front, heavy shelling was reported at Luhanske, where Ukrainian positions were pounded with anti-tank rockets, 82 mm and 120 mm mortar barrages and 122 mm self-propelled artillery fire. Ukrainian forces at Zolote received meanwhile fire from heavy machine guns, anti-tank rocket launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles and 82 mm mortars. Novoluhanske was fired upon with small arms, grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. Pivdenne was fired at from infantry weapons, automatic grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. Small arms fire was reported at Mayorsk, Katerinivka, Maisk and Novozvanivka. A series of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were recorded by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city. Ukrainian forces opened fire on Dokuchaievsk, Kashtanove, Oleksandrivka and Yasne, around Donetsk city, Zaitseve and 6/7 mining complex, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Uzhivka, Sakhanka and Pikuzy. In the main incidents, Ukrainian tanks from Shyrokyne engaged pro-Russian redoubts at Sakhanka for the second consecutive day, while 6/7 mining complex came under 82 mm mortar fire. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Talakivka fired upon pro-Russian positions at Pikuzy. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Avdiivka attacked pro-Russian redoubts at Kashtanove. Pikuzy received fire from ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns.

6 October
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 24 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 6 occasions in Donetsk and on 18 occasions in Luhansk region), spending a total of 60 units of 122 mm calibre artillery and 120/82 mm calibre mortars ammunition. By morning of 6 October (as of 06:00 am) three ceasefire violations was were registered — at Pavlopil, Novotroitske, and Novoluhanske; four more ceasefire violations were registered by 12:30 pm, one Ukrainian soldier was wounded. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon, that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded and another soldier was injured in the Donbass region on 5 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city reported 13 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in seven locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, anti-aircraft guns, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. Local sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded one Ukrainian violation of the truce, when Ukrainian forces shelled the pro-Russian stronghold of Lohvynove with rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars.

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on ten more occasions by 06:00 pm, killing one Ukrainian soldier. By the end of the day a total of 25 ceasefire violations were registered, with no further casualties on the Ukrainian side. In the eastern front, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Novotroitske supported by anti-tank rocket fire. Krasnohorivka, Pavlopil and Vodiane received fire from small arms and anti-tank rocket launchers. Bohdanivka, Berezove, Pischevyk and Novohnativka became the target of different grenade-launcher systems. Pro-Russian forces fired small arms and automatic grenade launchers at Ukrainian troops around Avdiivka. Sniper fire was reported at Krasnohorivka. Ukrainian positions at Novomykhailivka received fire from small arms. In the northern area of operations, Novoluhanske and Luhanske were fired upon from grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. Zaitseve was also hit by 82 mm mortar rounds. Ukrainian positions at Zolote were hit by small arms fire and anti-tank rockets. Small arms fire was reported at Popasna. Pro-Russian officials reported a series of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces by evening. Vasilyevka, Staromykhailivka, Spartak, Kruta Balka, Mineralne, Oleksandrivka, Dokuchaievsk, Trudivske and Donetsk airport, in the surroundings of Donetsk city, Zaitseve and Gagarin mining complex, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Bela Kamianka, Sakhanka, Uzhivka and Pikuzy, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, Dokuchaievsk, Zaitseve, Trudivske, Staromykhailivka, Pikuzy and Sakhanka were shelled with 120 mm mortars. Zaitseve and Pikuzy also came under 82 mm mortar fire. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Talakivka engaged pro-Russian positions at Pikuzy supported by infantry weapons, automatic grenade launchers and ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Dzerzhinske and Krasnohorivka fired upon pro-Russian forces at Gagarin mining complex, Staromykhailivka and Trudivske. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Krasnohorivka, Talakivka, Zhovanki, Novotroitske and Marinka launched attacks on pro-Russian redoubts at Staromykhailivka, Pikuzy, Zaitseve, Dokuchaievsk and Oleksandrivka. A total of 13 buildings and civilian infrastructure were damaged at Pikuzy, Gagarin, Dokuchaievsk and Starmykhailivka, where a kindergarten, a health center were damaged and power lines knocked down.

7 October
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 25 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 15 occasions in Donetsk region and on 10 occasions in Luhansk region); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 7 October (as of 06:00 am) one ceasefire violation was registered, not far from Travneve; six more ceasefire violations were registered by noon — at Novoluhanske, Zolote, Luhanske, Chermalyk, Novoluhanske, and Hladosove. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed (being the third fatality since the beginning of October) and one soldier was wounded in the Donbass region on 6 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 39 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 16 locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, anti-aircraft guns, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Pro-Russian sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic said that the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire once, when BMP-1 armoured vehicles attacked Nyzhnie Lozove supported by infantry weapons.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening, that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on seven more occasions by 06:00 pm. By the end of the day total 27 ceasefire violations were registered, with no casualties reported by the Ukrainian side. In the eastern area of operations, Chermalyk was hit by the combined fire of 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. Pisky, Vodiane, Talakivka and Novotroitske were fired upon with small arms and anti-tank rocket launchers. Ukrainian positions at Pavlopil received rocket fire. Small arms fire was reported at Opytne, Pischevyk and Taramchuk. in the northern front, Novoluhanske was struck by a 120 mm mortar barrage. Hladosove, Maisk, Vilnyi and Novoluhanske came under 82 mm mortar fire. Novhorodske, Zolote, Krymske, Luhanske and Popasna were shelled with anti-tank rocket launchers. Small arms fire was reported at Luhanske, Krymske, Zolote, Novhorodske and Maisk. Pro-Russian officials reported a series of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces by evening. Oleksandrivka, Nikolaevka, Trudivske, Staromykhailivka, Dokuchaievsk, Zhabicheve, Spartak and Volvo Center, in the surroundings of Donetsk city, Holmivsky, Dolomitne, Izotove and Gagarin mining complex, in the area of Horlivka, and Pikuzy, in the region of Mariupol, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, 82 mm mortar barrages landed in Nikolaevka, Dolomitne, Zhabicheve, Volvo Center, BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Krasnohorivka and Talakivka engaged pro-Russian positions at Staromykhailivka and Pikuzy. BTR personnel carriers from Pisky launched an attack on pro-Russian redoubts at Volvo Center. Zhabicheve was fired upon from Ukrainian positions at Pisky with small arms, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles and BMP-2 armoured vehicles. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Krasnohorivka and Travneve engaged pro-Russian positions at Staromykhailivka and Holmivsky with 30 mm cannon fire. Shyroka Balka, Staromykhailivka, Mineralne, Pikuzy and Sakhanka received fire from 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles.

8 October
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 27 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 13 occasions in Donetsk and on 14 occasions in Luhansk region); spending 27 units of 120 mm calibre mortars and 26 units of 82 mm calibre mortars ammunition. By morning of 8 October (as of 06:00 am) two ceasefire violations were registered — near Luhanske and not far from Svitlodarsk; no further ceasefire violations were registered by 12:30 pm. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 7 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 24 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 12 locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. No violations of the truce were reported by authorities from the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic.

According to the information provided by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on two more occasions between 12:30 pm and 06:00 pm — at Vodiane and Travneve. By the end of the day total 17 ceasefire violations were registered, no combat related casualties were reported by the Ukrainian side. In the eastern front, Pisky and Opytne were hit by 82 mm mortar volleys. Vodiane, Pavlopil, Pisky and Pischevyk received fire from infantry weapons and grenade launchers. In the northern area of operations, Maisk was struck by 82 mm and 120 mm mortar barrages. Vilnyi and Novouhanske became the target of 82 mm mortars. Pro-Russian positions at Luhanske and Svitlodarsk were hit by small arms and anti-tank rocket fire. Pro-Russian officials reported a series of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces by evening. Yasynuvata, Kruta Balka, Spartak, Dokuchaievsk and Donetsk airport, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, Holmivsky, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Sakhanka and Novolaspa, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, Dokuchaievsk was shelled with 120 mm mortars. Kruta Balka, Yasynuvata and Holmivsky came under 82 mm mortar fire. Spartak received fire from 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Zolote-4 engaged pro-Russian redoubts at Zolote-5, within the boundaries of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic.

9 October
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 17 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 10 occasions in Donetsk region and on 7 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 9 October (as of 06:00 am) five ceasefire violations were registered — at Pisky, Lebedinske, Pyschevyk, Mykolaivka, and Novohnativka;  six more ceasefire violations were registered by noon. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no combat related casualties in the Donbass region on 8 October; one Ukrainian serviceman was injured by the explosion of an unidentified explosive device. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 12 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in nine locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars. Authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic confirms one Ukrainian violation of the truce when Ukrainian BMP-1 armoured vehicles attacked Zolote-5.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening, that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on six more occasions by 06:00 pm; no casualties were reported by the Ukrainian side. By the end of the day total 24 ceasefire violations were registered, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. In the eastern area of operations, Krasnohorivka was hit by anti-tank rockets and 120 mm mortar rounds. Pisky became the target of heavy machine gun and 82 mm mortar fire. Pro-Russian forces attacked Lebedinske and Vodiane using infantry weapons, automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank grenade launchers and 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, and Mykolaivka and Novotroitske with automatic grenade launchers and anti-tank rocket launchers, respectively. Avdiivka and Pischevyk were fired upon with infantry weapons, automatic grenade launchers and anti-tank rocket launchers. Heavy machine gun fire was reported at Starohnativka and Pavlopil. In the northern front, Novoluhanske was the subject of heavy shelling. The Ukrainian stronghold was pounded with 120 mm mortars and 122 mm self-propelled artillery. Hladosove was fired at from small arms, automatic grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. Krymske was attacked with infantry weapons, anti-tank rocket launchers and 73 mm anti-tank recoilles rifles. Mayorsk and Novozvanivka came under anti-tank rocket fire. A series of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were recorded by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city. Ukrainian forces fired upon Staromykhailivka, Vasilyevka, Kruta Balka, Mineralne, Trudivske, Volvo Center and Donetsk airport, around Donetsk city, Gagarin mining complex, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Petrivka, Uzhivka, Sakhanka and Pikuzy. In the main incidents, Ukrainian tanks from Vodiane engaged pro-Russian redoubts at Uzhivka. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Krasnohonivka launched an attack on pro-Russian positions at Staromykhailivka. Pikuzy, Mineralne, Vasilyevka, Sakhanka and Kruta Balka were struck by 120 mm mortar barrages. Volvo Center, Sakhanka, Kruta Balka and Yasynuvata received fire from 82 mm mortars.

10 October
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 24 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 13 occasions in Donetsk and on 11 occasions in Luhansk region);  spending total 36 units of 122 mm calibre artillery and 120/82 mm calibre mortars ammunition. By morning of 10 October (as of 06:00 am) three ceasefire violations were registered — two at Pyschevyk and one at Novotroitske; five more ceasefire violations were registered by noon. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon, that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 9 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 21 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 12 locations using small arms, snipers, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. No violations of the ceasefire were reported by pro-Russian authorities in the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic.

According to the information presented by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on five more occasions by 06:00 pm, killing one Ukrainian serviceman. By the end of the day total 25 ceasefire violations were registered, with no further casualties on the Ukrainian side. In the eastern area of operations, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles launched an attack on Vodiane supported by small arms, snipers, anti-tank rocket launchers and 120 mm mortars. Avdiivka was hit by a 120 mm mortar barrage. Pischevyk, Novotroitske and Novoselivka became the target of small arms and different grenade-launcher systems. Small arms fire was reported at Pavlopil and Marinka. In the northern front, pro-Russian armoured fighting vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Krymske, supported by small arms and anti-tank rocket launchers. Shumy received fire from small arms and 82 mm mortars. Luhanske was fired upon with small arms and anti-tank rocket launchers, while small arms and automatic grenade launchers were fired at Ukrainian positions near Vilnyi. Ukrainian troops at Katerinivka were harassed with small arms fire. Pro-Russian officials reported a series of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces by evening. Oleksandrivka, Trudivske, Dokuchaievsk, Spartak and Volvo Center, in the surroundings of Donetsk city, Zaitseve and Gagarin mining complex, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Nova Tavrya, Sakhanka, Pikuzy, and Uzhivka came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, heavy shelling was reported at Spartak, that was hit by several 120 mm mortar barrages. Pikuzy came under the combined fire of 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars. Sakhanka, Nova Tavrya, Trudivske and Volvo Center were shelled with 120 mm mortars. Zaitseve, Kulikove, Sakhanka, Nova Tavrya and Gagarin received fire from 82 mm mortars. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Novotroitske engaged pro-Russian positions at Dokuchaievsk. One civilian resident was wounded at Zaitseve, where a civilian building was damaged. Another house was hit at Dokuchaievsk.

11 October
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 25 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 20 occasions in Donetsk region and on 5 occasions in Luhansk region). By morning of 11 October (as of 06:00 am) two ceasefire violations were registered — at Talakivka and Novotroitske;  one more ceasefire violation was registered by noon — at Slavne. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed in the Donbass region on 10 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 29 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 13 locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Pro-Russian military spokesman Eduard Basurin said in the same briefing that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire 166 times over the past week. The Ukrainian army fired 12 shells from 152 mm self-propelled artillery, nine tank rounds, 369 mortar shells from 82 mm and 120 mm mortars and other 89 explosive rounds upon pro-Russian positions on the same period; 43 houses and other civilian facilities were damaged in 29 settlements. Local authorities from the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic recorded one Ukrainian violation of the truce when Lohvynove received fire from 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles.

The spokeswoman of the Ukrainian HQ reported in the evening, that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on one more occasion by 06:00 pm — at Vodiane. By the end of the day a total of 8 ceasefire violations were registered, no casualties were reported by the Ukrainian side. In the eastern front, Vodiane became the target of small arms, heavy machine guns and different grenade-launcher systems. Talakivka was hit by small arms fire andd 73 mm anti-tank rounds. Ukrainian positions at Novotroitske and Slavne were raked with small arms fire. In the northern sector, Novoluhanske was hit by the combined fire of infantry weapons, automatic grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars. Pivdenne was struck by small arms fire and anti-tank rockets. A number of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were recorded by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city. Ukrainian forces opened fire on Staromykhailivka, Kashtanove and Trudivske, around Donetsk city, and, in the region of Mariupol, Nova Maryivka and Uzhivka. Most incidents involved the use of infantry weapons, rocket-propelled grenades and 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles. Kashtanove was shelled with 82 mm mortars.

12 October
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 8 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 6 occasions in the eastern and on 2 occasions in the northern theatre of actions). By morning of 12 October (as of 06:00 am) four ceasefire violations were registered — two at Vodiane, one near Pyschevyk and one not far from Novohnativka;  two more ceasefire violations were registered by noon — at Shyrokyne and for the third time at Vodiane. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 11 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded ten Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in seven locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars. No reports of ceasefire's violations were released by pro-Russian sources in the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic.

According to the information presented by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on five more occasions by 06:00 pm, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded, another soldier was injured. By the end of the day total 23 ceasefire violations were registered, with no further casualties on the Ukrainian side. in the eastern area of operations, two anti-tank guided missiles landed in Novohnativka. Pro-Russian BMP-1 armoured vehicles launched an attack on Vodiane supported by small arms, anti-tank rockets and 120 mm mortars. Verkhnyotoretske was hit small arms fire and anti-tank rockets. Taramchuk became the target of heavy machine guns and automatic grenade launchers. Infantry weapons and automatic grenade launchers were fired upon Ukrainian positions at Shyrokyne and Pischevyk; Marinka, Bohdanivka and Slavne received fire from infantry weapons. In the northern front, Novoluhanske was fired at by small arms, automatic grenade launchers and 120 mm mortars. Zolote was targeted by small arms, heavy machine guns and automatic grenade launchers. Small armsfire and anti-tank rocket fire was reported at Luhanske and Mayorsk. Pro-Russian officials reported a series of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces by evening. Olenivka, Staromykhailivka, Oleksandrivka, Trudivske and Volvo Center, in the surroundings of Donetsk city, Gagarin mining complex, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Novolaspa, Petrivka, Sakhanka, Uzhivka and Pikuzy, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, Olenivka came under 82 mm and 120 mm mortar fire. Uzhivka was shelled with 120 mm mortars, while Volvo Center, Gagarin and Pikuzy received 82 mm mortar fire. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Krasnohorivka engaged pro-Russian positions at Staromykhailivka twice, supported by infantry weapons and 120 mm mortars. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Marinka launched sustained attacks on pro-Russian redoubts at Oleksandrivka and Trudivske.

13 October
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 23 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 17 occasions in the eastern sector (comprising mainly areas in Donetsk region) and on 6 occasions in the northern sector (comprising mainly areas in Luhansk region) of actions). By morning of 13 October (as of 06:00 am) two ceasefire violations were registered — at Novoluhanske and Pivdenne; two more ceasefire violations were registered by noon — at Svitlodarsk and Novoluhanske. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded and one soldier was injured in the Donbass region on 12 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 28 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 12 locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. No armed incidents involving Ukrainian forces were reported by pro-Russian authorities from the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening, that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on three more occasions by 06:00 pm. By the end of the day total 21 ceasefire violations were registered, with no casualties on the Ukrainian side. In the eastern area of operations, Pisky was hit by small arms fire, heavy machine gun fire, anti-tank rockets and 82 mm mortar rounds. Vodiane became the target of small arms and anti-tank rocket fire. Pro-Russian forces shelled Pavlopil using anti-tank rocket launchers and 82 mm mortars, and Chermalyk with automatic grenade launchers, while Ukrainian troops at Pischevyk were harassed with heavy machine gun fire. In the northern front, Novoluhanske subjected to the combined fire of 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. Hladosove was fired at from small arms, automatic grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. Pivdenne and Krymske received fire from small arms and anti-tank rocket launchers, and Zolote and Luhanske were pounded with heavy machine gun fire and anti-tank rockets. Pro-Russian BMP-1 armoured vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Zaitseve. Svitlodarsk and Popasna came under heavy machine gun fire. Pro-Russian officials reported a series of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces by evening. Oleksandrivka, Yasynuvata, Dokuchaievsk, Spartak, Volvo Center, Trudivske and Donetsk airport, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, Gagarin mining complex, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Uzhivka, Sakhanka and Pikuzy, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, Uzhivka and Sakhanka were hit by 120 mm mortar barrages. Spartak and Volvo Center came under 82 mm mortar fire. Gagarin, Trudivske, Uzhivka and Sakhanka were struck by 73 mm anti-tank rounds. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Marinka engaged pro-Russian redoubts at Oleksandrivka supported by infantry weapons and 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles. Spartak and Pikuzy received fire from ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns. A Ukrainian drone was shot down over Sakhanka.

14 October
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 21 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 7 occasions in the eastern and on 14 occasions in the northern area of actions). No ceasefire violations were reported by 06:00 am, six ceasefire violations were registered by 12:30 pm. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 13 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 26 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in ten locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, anti-aircraft guns, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles.

According to the information presented by the press-woman of the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on one more occasion by 06:00 pm, no casualties were reported by the Ukrainian side. By the end of the day total 21 ceasefire violations were registered, one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded. In the eastern area of operations, Vodiane and Lebedinske were shelled with 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles and 120 mm mortars. Pro-Russian BMP-1 armoured vehicles launched an attack on Ukrainian positions in the surroundings of Vodiane, supported by small arms and 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles. Novohnativka became the target of heavy machine gun and 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles. Small arms and anti-tank rocket launchers were fired upon Pischevyk, Lebedinske, Novotroitske and Opytne. In the northern front, separatist forces shelled Novoluhanske with automatic grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. Pro-Russian BMP-1 armoured vehicles engaged Ukrainian redoubts at Krymske supported by small arms fire, heavy machine gun fire and anti-tank rockets. Novoluhanske and Vilnyi received fire from small arms and anti-tank rocket launchers, and heavy machine gun fire was reported at Zolote. A series of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were recorded by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city. Ukrainian forces opened fire on Oleksandrivka, Trudivske, Yasne and Dokuchaievsk, around Donetsk city, Zaitseve, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Nova Tavrya, Bezimenne, Uzhivka, Sakhanka and Pikuzy. In the main incidents, Ukrainian tanks from Shyrokyne engaged pro-Russian redoubts at Sakhanka and Uzhivka. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Novotroitske, Berezove and Vodiane fired upon pro-Russian positions at Dokuchaievsk, Yasne and Uzhivka. Pikuzy, Bezimenne and Uzhivka received fire from 120 mm mortars. Holmivsky, Dokuchaievsk and Oleksandrivka were hit by 82 mm mortar rounds. Two civilian residences and a gas pipeline were damaged at Yasne.

15 October
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 21 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 11 occasions in the eastern and on 10 occasions in the northern theatre of action); the fire was returned on several occasions. By morning of 15 October (as of 06:00 am) four ceasefire violations were registered — at Novotroitske, Pyschevyk, Pavlopil, and Zolote-4; one more ceasefire violation was registered by noon — at Zolote. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 14 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 22 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in ten locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. After three days of relative calm, pro-Russian sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire once, when Lohvynove received fire from heavy machine guns and 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening, that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on five more occasions by 06:00 pm; two Ukrainian servicemen were killed by sniper bullets, one Ukrainian soldier was wounded. By the end of the day total 26 ceasefire violations were registered, the total number of Ukrainian casualties had amounted to two servicemen killed, four wounded, and one injured. In the eastern operational zone, Marinka and Opytne were shelled with 82 mm mortars. Pro-Russian BMP-1 armoured vehicles launched an attack on Ukrainian positions at Novohnativka supported by anti-tank rocket fire. Small arms and anti-tank rocket launchers were fired upon Pischevyk, Avdiivka and Vodiane. Marinka and Novotroitske were meanwhile the target of heavy machine guns and grenade launchers. Lebedinske received fire from 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles. Ukrainian troops at Pavlopil were harassed with small arms and heavy machine gun fire. In the northern front, pro-Russian forces attacked Luhanske with heavy machine guns, anti-tank rocket launchers and 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles. Novoluhanske was fired upon with heavy machine guns and automatic grenade launchers. Travneve was hit by small arms fire and 73 mm anti-tank rounds. Ukrainian troops at Zolote were fired at with small arms, heavy machine guns and under-barrell grenade launchers. Pro-Russian officials reported a series of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces by evening. Yasynuvata, Mineralne, Oleksandrivka, Dokuchaievsk, Vesele, Trudivske, Spartak, Zhabicheve and Donetsk airport, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, Holmivsky and Dolomitne, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Sakhanka, Pikuzy, Dzerzhinske, Uzhivka and Bezimenne, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, Ukrainian tanks from Shyrokyne fired upon Ukrainian positions at Sakhanka and Bezimenne, while tanks from Vodiane attacked Dzerzhinske supported by BMP-2 armoured vehicles. Pikuzy, Sakhanka, Uzhivka, Dzerzhinske, Trudivske and Dokuchaievsk were struck by 120 mm mortar volleys; 82 mm mortar were fired at Yasynuvata, Oleksandrivka, Dolomitne, Mineralne, Zhabicheve, Spartak and Donetsk airport. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Avdiivka and Novotroitske attacked Ukrainian positions at Yasynuvata and Dokuchaievsk with 30 mm cannon fire. Pikuzy was the target of ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns. A house and a farm were hit at Oleksandrivka, where a power line was also knocked down.

The establishment of disengagement zones around Zolote, in the area of Horlivka, and Bohdanivka-Petrivka, in the region of Mariupol, was agreed by the warrying parties at Minsk.

16 October
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 26 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 20 occasions in the eastern and on 6 occasions in the northern theatre of action). By morning of 16 October (as of 06:00 am) four ceasefire violations were registered — two at Lebedinske and two near Vodiane; five more ceasefire violations were registered by noon. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon, that two Ukrainian servicemen were killed, four were wounded and one soldier was injured in the Donbass region on 15 October. Pro-Russian sources from Donetsk city recorded 40 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 18 locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, anti-aircraft guns, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. Pro-Russian authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded three attacks by Ukrainian forces on pro-Russian positions at Zholobok and Kalynivka using small arms, heavy machine guns, anti-tank rocket launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles and 82 mm mortars.

According to the information presented by the spokeswoman of the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on five more occasions by 06:00 pm, no casualties were reported by the Ukrainian side. By the end of the day total 30 ceasefire violations were registered, one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and one was wounded. In the eastern front, BMP-1 and bMP-2 armoured vehicles launched an intense attack on Ukrainian positions at Vodiane supported by small arms, grenade launchers and 120 mm mortars. Avdiivka received fire from heavy machine guns, grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. Pisky became the target of small arms, heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars. Lebedinske was shelled with anti-tank rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars. Ukrainian positions at Marinka were hit by small arms fire, anti-tank rockets and 73 mm anti-tank rounds. Pischevyk was hit by anti-tank rocket fire. Under barrell launched grenades hit Novomykhailivka, while small arms and heavy machine guns were used to harass Ukrainian troops at Taramchuk. Heavy machine gun fire was reported at Chermalyk and small arms fire outside Talakivka. A series of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were recorded by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city. Ukrainian forces opened fire on Staromykhailivka, Oleksandrivka, Mineralne, Spartak, Yasne, Trudivske, Yasynuvata and Volvo Center, around Donetsk city, Nikitovske, in the outskirts of Horlivka, and Pikuzy, in the region of Mariupol. In the main incidents, Staromykhailivka, Spartak and Yasynuvata received the combined fire of 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from the northern area of Zaitseve fired upon Nikitovske. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Krasnohorivka, supported by infantry weapons and 82 mm mortar fire, launched an attack on pro-Russian positions at Staromykhailivka. An 82 mm mortar barrage landed in Mineralne. A female civilian resident was wounded at Nikitovske, and her house received heavy damage. Eleven houses were damaged at Staromykhailivka, and two more at Yasne, were a gas pipeline was also hit.

17 October
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 30 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 23 occasions in the eastern and on 7 occasions in the northern theatre of action). No ceasefire violations were reported by morning of 17 October (as of 06:00 am); three ceasefire violations were counted by 12:30 am — at Novozvanivka, Zolote, and Pavlopil. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed and another soldier was wounded the Donbass region on 16 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 24 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in ten locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Pro-Russian sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported no Ukrainian violations of the truce.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening, that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on eleven more occasions by 06:00 pm. By the end of the day total 29 ceasefire violations were registered; no combat related casualties were reported by the Ukrainian side. One Ukrainian serviceman was injured by explosion of an unidentified explosive device, one Ukrainian pioneer suffered injuries received in course of engineering works. In the eastern area of operations, Vodiane was attacked with small arms, grenade launchers, 120 mm mortars and 122 mm self-propelled artillery. Avdiivka came under fire from infantry weapons, grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. Pro-Russian forces engaged Ukrainian positions at Talakivka, Pischevyk and Lebedinske using small arms and anti-tank rocket launchers. Berezove was hit by anti-tank rocket fire, while Pavlopil was repeatedly fired at by small arms, heavy machine guns and grenade launchers. Small arms fire was reported at Shyrokyne. In the northern front, Novoluhaske was fired upon with small arms, automatic grenade launchers, 120 mm mortars and 122 mm self-propelled artillery. Luhanske and Zolote were shelled with anti-tank rocket launchers, 82 mm mortars and 120 mm mortars. Hladosove and Novozvanivka were hit by 82 mm mortar volleys. BMP-1 armoured vehicles attacked Krymske supported by small arms and anti-tank rocket launchers. Popasna and Vilnyi became the target of small arms, heavy machine guns and different grenade-launcher systems. Heavy machine gun fire was reported at Luhanske. A number of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were recorded by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city. Ukrainian forces fired upon Spartak and Yasynuvata, around Donetsk city, Holmivsky, in the area of Horlivka, and in the region of Mariupol, Pikuzy, Sakhanka and Uzhivka. In the main incidents, Holmivsky received an artillery barrage from 122 mm self-propelled guns. Pikuzy and Uzhivka came under the combined fire of 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. A Ukrainian tank fired a single round at Ukrainian positions around Sakhanka, that was also hit by 82 mm mortar volleys.

18 October
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 29 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 16 occasions in the eastern and on 13 occasions in the northern theatre of action); spending a total of 64 units of 120/80 mm calibre mortars ammunition. Two ceasefire violations were registered by morning of 18 October (as of 06:00 am) — at Novotoshkivske and Zolote-4; three more were registered by noon. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no combat related casualties in the Donbass region on 17 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 18 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in six locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles, tanks and 122 mm self-propelled artillery. Spokesman Eduard Basurin reported 168 attacks carried out by Ukrainian troops over the last week; the Ukrainian army fired 18 shells from 122 mm self-propelled artillery, 15 tank rounds, 547 shells from 82 mm and 120 mm mortars and 544 rockets and other explosive rounds upon pro-Russian positions. One civilian was wounded and 22 civilian buildings and facilities were damaged, while pro-Russian forces shot down six Ukrainian drones on the same period. Pro-Russian authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded two attacks by Ukrainian forces within the republic's boundaries. BMP-1 armoured vehicles engaged pro-Russian positions at Nyzhne Lozove supported by 82 mm mortar fire, while Kalynove was hit by 120 mm mortar volleys.

According to the information presented by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on six more occasions by 06:00 pm. By the end of the day total 21 ceasefire violations were registered, with no casualties reported by the Ukrainian side. In the eastern area of operations, pro-Russian BMP-1 armoured vehicles attacked the Ukrainian stronghold of Vodiane supported by infantry weapons and 120 mm mortar fire. Avdiivka became the target of small arms, grenade launchers and 82 mm mortars. Berezove and Krasnohorivka were hit by heavy machine gun fire and anti-tank rockets. Novotroitske was shelled with automatic grenade launchers. Heavy machine gun fire was reported at Talakivka, while Ukrainian troops at Pavlopil were harassed with small arms fire. In the northern sector of operations, Luhanske received fire from heavy machine guns, different grenade-launchers systems and 82 mm mortars. Novoluhanse, Novotoshkivke and Zolote came under fire from small arms and different grenade-launcher systems. Pro-Russian BMP-1 armoured vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Krymske supported by heavy machien gun fire. Heavy machine gun fire was also reported at Troitske. A series of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were recorded by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city. Ukrainian forces fired upon Oleksandrivka, Trudivske, Donetsk airport and Dokuchaievsk, around Donetsk city, Zaitseve in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Dzerzhinske, Uzhivka, Bezimenne, Sakhanka and Pikuzy. In the main incidents, Ukrainian tanks from Vodiane and Shyrokyne launched a sustained attack on pro-Russian redoubts at Sakhanka, supported by infantry weapons, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 120 mm mortars and intense fire from BMP-2 armoured vehicles. Another tank from Vodiane fired a single shot at Uzhivka, that also became the target of 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. The area was also fired upon by BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Vodiane. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Novotroitske engaged pro-Russian positions at Dokuchaievsk. Dzerzhinske came under 82 mm and 120 mm mortar fire. Bezimenne was struck by 120 mm mortar volleys. Pikuzy received an 82 mm mortar barrage.

19 October
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 21 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 11 occasions in the eastern and on 10 occasions in the northern area of action); spending 16 units of 120 mm calibre and 7 units of 82 mm calibre mortars ammunition. Four ceasefire violations were registered before dawn on 19 October (as of 06:00 am) — one at Zaitseve and three at Zolote; one more ceasefire violation was counted by noon. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 18 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 38 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 12 locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. Local sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported one Ukrainian violation of the truce, when BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Krymske engaged pro-Russian positions at Sentianivka.

The spokeswoman of the press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening, that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on three more occasions by 06:00 pm, wounding one Ukrainian serviceman. By the end of the day total 15 ceasefire violations were registered, with no further casualties reported by the Ukrainian side. in the eastern zone of operations, Ukrainian positions at Vodiane and Talakivka were hit by small arms fire and anti-tank rockets. Avdiivka and Novoselivka received fire from small arms and different grenade-launcher systems. Verkhnytoretske, Pavlopil and Taramchuk became the target of heavy machine guns and automatic grenade launchers. Heavy machine gun fire was reported at Krasnohorivka. in the northern front, pro-Russian forces attacked Zolote with small arms, heavy machine guns, grenade launchers 82&#160; mortars and 120&#160; mortars. Zaitseve received fire from small arms, automatic grenade launchers and anti-tank rocket launchers. Krymske was fired upon with heavy machine guns and automatic grenade launchers. Troitske was hit by anti-tank rockets. A series of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were recorded by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city. Ukrainian forces fired upon Oleksandrivka, Vasilyevka, Mineralne and Trudivske, around Donetsk city, Dolomitne, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Uzhivka, Sakhanka and Pikuzy. In the main incidents, Ukrainian tanks from Vodiane launched a sustained attack on pro-Russian redoubts at Sakhanka. The area was also the target of BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Shyrokyne. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Kamianka engaged Ukrainian positions at Vasilyevka. Dolomitne was struck by 82 mm and 120 mm mortar barrages. Pikuzy received fire from 82 mm mortars.

20 October
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 15 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 9 occasions in the eastern and on 6 occasions in the northern theatre of action). One ceasefire violation was registered by 12:30 pm — at Zolote 4, where automatic grenade launchers were employed from 07:20 to 07:45 am. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon, that one Ukrainian servicemen was wounded in the Donbass region on 19 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 18 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in nine locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and tanks. In the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Krymske attacked Sentianivka for the second consecutive day, this time supported by 82 mm mortar fire.

According to the information presented by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on one more occasion by 06:00 pm — at Orikhove, where automatic grenade launchers, small arms, and large calibre machine-guns were employed. By the end of the day total 12 ceasefire violations were registered, no casualties were reported by the Ukrainian side In the eastern area of operations, Avdiivka, Novomykhailivka and Pisky were fired upon with small arms, heavy machine guns and different grenade-launcher systems; anti-tank rocket fire was reported at Vodiane. Slavne received fire from infantry weapons and automatic grenade launchers. Ukrainian troops at Pavlopil, Nevelske and Pischevyk were harassed with heavy machine gun fire. Small arms fire was reported at Bohdanivka. In the northern area of operations, BMP-1 armoured vehicles launched an attack on the Ukrainian stronghold of Krymske. Orikhove was meanwhile the target of small arms, heavy machine gun and automatic grenade launchers. Heavy machien gun fire was reported at Zolote. Pro-Russian officials reported a number of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces throughout the day. Vasilyevka, Spartak and Trudivske, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, Zaitseve, in the area of Horlivka, and Bela Kamianka, in the region of Mariupol, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, Spartak came under the combined fire of 82 mm and 120 mm mortars. Pro-Russian positions at Zaitseve were hit by 82 mm mortar barrages. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Kamianka engaged pro-Russian positions at Vasilyevka. Zaitseve also became the target of ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns. A civilian building was damaged at Zaitseve.

21 October
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 12 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 9 occasions in the eastern and on 3 occasions in the northern area of action); the fire was returned on several occasions. Three ceasefire violations were registered before dawn on 21 October (as of 06:00 am) — at Vodiane, Pyschevyk, and Popasna; one more ceasefire violation was counted by noon — at Avdiivka. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 20 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded ten Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in six locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, anti-aircraft guns, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Pro-Russian authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded two attacks by Ukrainian forces within the republic's boundaries. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Krymske engaged pro-Russian positions at Sentianivka, supported by 82 mm mortar fire.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening, that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on three more occasions by 06:00 pm — at Verkhnyotoretske, Orikhove, and Zolote-4. By the end of the day total 17 ceasefire violations were registered, with no casualties disclosed by the Ukrainian side. In the eastern area of operations, infantry weapons and different grenade-launcher systems were fired at Ukrainian positions around Avdiivka, Marinka, Pishevyk, Talakivka and Verkhnyotoretske. Vodiane came under anti-tank rocket fire. Pro-Russian forces attacked Ukrainian troops at Krasnohorivka with heavy machine guns and automatic grenade launchers. Small arms fire was reported at Shyrokyne. In the northern front, Orikhove, Zaitseve and zolote received fire from infantry weapons and different grenade-launcher systems, while nearby Popasna became tht target of small arms and automatic grenade launchers. A number of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were recorded by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city. Ukrainian forces fired upon Spartak, Kruta Balka, Yasynuvata and Staromykhailivka, around Donetsk city, Mykhailivka, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Pikuzy, Novoshyrokivske, Dzerzhinske, Sakhanka and Uzhivka. In the main incidents, Mykhailivka was hit by a 120 mm mortar barrage. Spartak, Yasynuvata, Pikuzy and Uzhivka came under 82 mm fire. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Krasnohorivka engaged Ukrainian redoubts at Staromykhailivka supported by infantry weapons, automatic grenade launchers and 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles.

22 October
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 17 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 9 occasions in the eastern and on 8 occasions in the northern theatre of action). Two ceasefire violations, both at Zaitseve, were registered by morning of 22 October (as of 06:00 am); three more ceasefire violations, this time all at Pavlopil, were registered by 12:30 pm, one Ukrainian soldier was wounded and another serviceman was injured as a result. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 21 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 18 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in ten locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73 mm anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82 mm mortars, 120 mm mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and 122 mm self-propelled artillery. No Ukrainian violations of the truce were reported by pro-Russian authorities within the borders of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic.

According to the information presented by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on eight more occasions by 06:00 pm; another Ukrainian soldier was wounded as a result. By the end of the day total 24 ceasefire violations were registered, the total number of Ukrainian casualties had amounted to one Ukrainian serviceman killed, two wounded, and one injured. In the eastern front, anti-tank guided missiles landed in Pavlopil. Heavy machine gun fire was alsoreported in this area. Vodiane was fired at from infantry weapons, grenade launchers and 82&#160; mortars. Novotroitske came under anti-tank rocket fire. Pischevyk was shelled with automatic grenade launchers. Heavy machine guns and 73&#160; anti-tank recoilless rifles were fired at Novoselivka, while Krasnohorivka became the target of small arms and heavy machine guns. Small arms fire was reported at Marinka. In the northern zone of operations, Zaitseve was fired upon with heavy machine guns, 73&#160; anti-tank recoilless rifles and 82&#160; mortars. Novoluhanske was shelled with automatic grenade launchers and 82&#160; mortars. Zolote and Novotoshkivke were hit by small arms fire, heavy machine gun fire and different grenade-launcher systems. Vilny was the target of automatic grenade launchers and anti-tank rocket launchers. Ukrainian troops at Luhanske and Pivdenne received fire from infantry weapons. Pro-Russian officials reported a number of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces throughout the day. Vasilyevka and Staromykhailivka, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, Gagarin mining complex, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Sakhanka, Nova Tavrya, Pikuzy, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, Uzhivka was hit by a 120&#160; mortar barrage. Pro-Russian positions at Vasilyevka and Pikuzy were shelled with 82&#160; mortars. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Novoselivka launched two intense attacks on pro-Russian positions at Vasilyevka supported by infantry weapons and 82&#160; mortars. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Kamianka and Talakivka engaged pro-Russian positions at Vasilyevka and Uzhivka. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Krasnohorivka and Shyrokyne fired upon Staromykhailivka and Sakhanka with 30&#160; cannons.

23 October
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 24 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 10 occasions in the eastern and on 14 occasions in the northern area of action). Seven ceasefire violations were registered during the first 6 hours of 23 October; two more ceasefire violations were counted by 12:30 pm. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was killed, another two were wounded and one soldier was injured in the Donbass region on 22 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 24 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in eight locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73&#160; anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82&#160; mortars, 120&#160; mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. No Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were recorded by pro-Russian sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic.

The spokeswoman of the press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening, that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on seven more occasions by 06:00 pm; no casualties were reported by the Ukrainian side. By the end of the day total 22 ceasefire violations were registered, with no accompanying casualties reported by the Ukrainian side. In the eastern front, Vodiane was struck by small arms fire, anti-tank rockets and 122&#160; artillery volleys. Pavlopil and Pischevyk received fire from heavy machine guns, anti-tank rocket launchers and 73&#160; anti-tank recoilless rifles. Lebedinske and Pisky were hit by small arms fire, heavy machine gun fire and anti-tank rockets. Ukrainian positions at Taramchuk were raked with heavy machine gun fire. Small arms fire was reported at Starohnativka. In the northern area of operations, Novoluhanske was fired upon with heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73&#160; anti-tank recoilless rifles and 82&#160; mortars. Pro-Russian BMP-1 armoured vehicles attacked Ukrainian redoubts around Krymske supported by heavy machine guns and automatic grenade launchers. Ukrainian positions at Luhanske were struck by heavy machine gun fire and anti-tank rockets. Zolote received fire from small arms and different grenade-launcher systems. Zaitseve and Pivdenne were shelled with automatic grenade launchers; the latter also became thet target of infantry weapons. A series of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were recorded by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city. Ukrainian forces fired upon Olenivka and Yasne, around Donetsk city, Ozeryanivka and Shyroka Balka, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Nova Tavrya, Uzhivka, Bezimenne, Sakhanka and Naberezhne. In the main incidents, Uzhivka, Ozeryanivka and Bezimenne came under 120 mm mortar fire. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Taramchuk engaged pro-Russian positions at Olenivka. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Vodiane and Shyrokyne attacked Uzhivka and Sakhanka, in the latter case supported by 73&#160; anti-tank recoilless rifles. Uzhivka, Shyroka Balka and Yasne received fire from 82 mm mortars.

24 October
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 22 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 12 occasions in the eastern and on 10 occasions in the northern theatre of action). Two ceasefire violations were counted by morning of 24 October (as of 06:00 am) — both occurred at Marinka; one more ceasefire violation was reported at Talakivka by noon; the fire was returned on all occasions. Two civilians were injured in the war zone at around 10:30 am. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 23 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 20 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in ten locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73&#160; anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82&#160; mortars, 120&#160; mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. A single violation of the truce was reported within the borders of the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic, when pro-Russian troops received small arms fire at Zolote.

According to the information presented by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on ten more occasions by 06:00 pm, one Ukrainian soldier was wounded by shelling as a result. By the end of the day total 25 ceasefire violations were registered, with no further casualties on the Ukrainian side. In the eastern area of operations, pro-Russian BMP-1 armoured vehicles engaged Ukrainian redoubts at marinka supported by infantry weapons and different grenade-launcher systems. Talakivka received fire from heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers and 73&#160; anti-tank recoilless rifles. Avdiivka and Bohdanivka came under small arms and anti-tank rocket fire. Slavne became the target of heavy machine guns and 73&#160; anti-tank recoilless rifles. Ukrainian troops at Shyrokyne were harassed with smalla rmsand heavy machine gun fire. In the northern front, Zolote and Krymske were fired upon with infantry weaponsand automatic grenade launchers. Luhanske was shelled with automatic grenade launchers and anti-tank rocket launchers. Troitske was hit by heavy machine gun fire and anti-tank rockets. Small arms fire was reported at Zaitseve. Pro-Russian officials reported a number of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces throughout the day. Yasynuvata, Staromykhailivka, Luhanske, Trudivske, Spartak and Volvo Center, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, Holmivsky and Zaitseve, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Sakhanka, Kulikove, Pikuzy and Uzhivka came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, Uzhivka, Volvo Center and Trudivske were hit by 82&#160; and 120&#160; mortar barrages. Pro-Russian positions at Sakhanka, Pikuzy, Kulikove, Zaitseve, Holmivsky and Yasynuvata were shelled with 82&#160; mortars. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Avdiivka engaged pro-Russian positions at Spartak. BMP-2 vehicles from Shyrokyne, Marinka and Lomakyne fired upon Sakhanka, Luhanske and Pikuzy with 30&#160; cannons. ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft fire was reported at Volvo Center. A cooperative farm was damaged by mortar fire at Holmivsky. In the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, two workers from a forestry company were wounded at Krasnyi Yar when the area came under fire from automatic grenade launchers. Lohvynove was shelled with 73&#160; anti-tank recoilless rifles and 82&#160; mortars. Two Ukrainian drones were shot down over Nyzhnie Lozove and Obozne on the past two days.

25 October
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 25 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 15 occasions in the eastern and on 10 occasions in the northern area of action). Three ceasefire violations were registered by 12:30 pm of 25 October — at Vilnyi, Novozvanivka, and Luhanske; one Ukrainian soldier was wounded as a result. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded in the Donbass region on 24 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 36 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 13 locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73&#160; anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82&#160; mortars, 120&#160; mortars, anti-aircraft guns, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. The same sources said that in the past week there were 161 ceasefire violations; Ukrainian forces spent ten rounds from 122&#160; self-propelled artillery, six tank rounds, 404 shells from 82&#160; and 120&#160; mortars and other 517 explosive rounds. The Ukrainian military targeted 32 settlements, damaging 19 civilian buildings and facilities. Pro-Russian authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic recorded two attacks by Ukrainian forces when pro-Russian positions at Lohvynove and Nyzhnie Lozove were shelled with automatic grenade launchers, 73&#160; anti-tank recoilless rifles and 82&#160; mortars. Two workers from a forestry company were confirmed wounded.

The press-center of the JFO reported in the evening that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on six more occasions by 06:00 pm; two Ukrainian soldiers were injured by an explosive device. By the end of the day total 13 ceasefire violations were registered, with no further casualties reported by the Ukrainian side. In the eastern area of operations, Novomykhailivka was hit by an 82&#160; mortar fire. Avdiivka received fire rom small arms, rocket-propelled grenades and 73&#160; anti-tak recoilless rifles. Krasnohorivka was hit by small arms and anti-tank rocket fire. Ukrainian troops at Lebedinske were harassed with small arms and heavy machine gun fire. In the northern front, Novozvanivka became the target of heavy machine guns and automatic grenade launchers. Zolote was fired upon with heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers and 73&#160; anti-tank recoilless rifles. Travneve was hit by small arms fire and 73&#160; anti-tank rounds. Small arms fire was reported at Vilnyi. A series of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were recorded by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city. Ukrainian forces fired upon Vasilyevka, Trudivske, Mineralne, Oleksandrivka, Staromykhaiivka, Signalne, Lozove, Nevelske, Abakumove, Spartak and Volvo Center, around Donetsk city, Dolomitne, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Kulikove, Sosnovske, Sakhanka and Pikuzy. In the main incidents, Signalne was pounded by 120&#160; mortars and 122&#160; self-propelled artillery; 82&#160; mortar volleys landed in Vasilyevka, Pikuzy, Dolomitne and Mineralne. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Talakivka and Novomykhailivka engaged pro-Russian positions at Pikuzy and Luhanske. A civilian resident was wounded at Mineralne.

26 October
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 13 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 6 occasions in the eastern and on 7 occasions in the northern theatre of action). Two ceasefire violations were registered by morning of 26 October (as of 06:00 am) — at Vilnyi and not far from Novoluhanske; one more ceasefire violation was recorded by noon — for the second time at Novoluhanske. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence confirmed at noon, that one Ukrainian serviceman was wounded and another two were injured in the Donbass region on 25 October. Pro-Russian sources at Donetsk city recorded 23 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 18 locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73&#160; anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82&#160; mortars, 120&#160; mortars, armoured personnel carriers, armoured fighting vehicles and 122&#160; self-propelled artillery. No Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were recorded in the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening, that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on six more occasions by 06:00 pm; no casualties were reported by the Ukrainian side. By the end of the day total 21 ceasefire violations were registered, with no casualties reported by the Ukrainian side. A series of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were recorded by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city. Ukrainian forces fired upon Vasilyevka, Oleksandrivka, Luhanske, Kruta Balka, Trudivske and Abakumove, around Donetsk city, Mykhailivka, Zaitseve and Dolomitne, in the area of Horlivka, and Nova Mariivka, in the region of Mariupol. In the main incidents, Dolomitne came under 82&#160; and 120&#160; mortar fire. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Novomykhailivka launched a suatained attack on pro-Russian positions at Luhanske. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Marinka engaged pro-Russian forces at Trudivske. Mykhailivka, Abakumove and Zaitseve received fire from 82&#160; mortars.

27 October
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 21 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 7 occasions in the eastern and on 14 occasions in the northern area of action). Three ceasefire violations were registered on 27 October before dawn (as of 06:00 am) — at Luhanske, Novoluhanske, and Svitlodarsk; with no further ceasefire violations counted by noon. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 26 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 16 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in ten locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73&#160; anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82&#160; mortars, 120&#160; mortars, anti-aircraft guns, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic reported a single violation of the ceasefire, when 82&#160; mortar volleys landed in Nyzhnie Lozove.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening, that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on four more occasions by 06:00 pm. By the end of the day total 13 ceasefire violations were registered, no casualties were reported by the Ukrainian side. Pro-Russian officials reported a number of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces throughout the day. Oleksandrivka, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, Gagarin mining complex, Dolomitne and Zaitseve, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Kulikove and Dzerzhinske, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, Zaitseve came under the combined fire of 82&#160; and 120&#160; mortars. Dolomitne was hit by a 120&#160; mortar barrage, while Kulikove became the target of 82&#160; mortars. Gagarin was fired upon with 73&#160; anti-tank recoilless rifles. Oleksandrivka received anti-tank rocket fire.

28 October
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 13 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 4 occasions in the eastern and on 9 occasions in the northern theatre of action). Two ceasefire violations, that were registered by morning of 28 October (as of 06:00 am) — at Zolote-4 and near Travneve — were followed by the third violation, that was registered at Nevelske at around 10:00 am. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 27 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 13 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in eight locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73&#160; anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82&#160; mortars, 120&#160; mortars, anti-aircraft guns, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Authorities from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic said that Ukrainian forces broke the ceasefire on one occasion, when Nyzhnie Lozove received fire from automatic grenade launchers.

According to the information presented by the spokeswoman of the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on two more occasions by 06:00 pm — at Popasna and for the second time at Nevelske. By the end of the day total 16 ceasefire violations were registered, no casualties were disclosed by the Ukrainian side. In the eastern front, pro-Russian BMP-1 armoured vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Hnutove supported by heavy machine gun and 82&#160; mortars. Vodiane received fire from heavy machine guns and automatic grenade launchers. Nevelske became the target of infantry weapons. Heavy machine gun fire was reported at Pischevyk. Ukrainian troops at Marinka were harassed with small arms fire. In the northern area of operations, Zolote was fired upon from infantry weapons and anti-tank rocket launchers. Luhanske and Travneve were shelled with automatic grenade launchers, while small arms fire was reported at Travneve and Popasna. A series of Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire were recorded by pro-Russian authorities at Donetsk city. Ukrainian forces fired upon Oleksandrivka, Vasilyevka, Mineralne and Trudivske, around Donetsk city, Dolomitne, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Uzhivka, Sakhanka and Pikuzy. In the main incidents, BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Novotroitske engaged Ukrainian positions at Dokuchaievsk. Holmivsky and Yasynuvata received fire from 82 mm mortars. Trudivske was hit by 73&#160; anti-tank recoilless rifles.

29 October
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 16 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (on 8 occasions both in the eastern and in the northern area of action). One ceasefire violation, that was registered before dawn — at Luhanske — was followed by another violation, that was registered at Bohdanivka after 11:00 am; with no further occurrences counted by 12:30 pm. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 28 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 18 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in 12 locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73&#160; anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82&#160; mortars, 120&#160; mortars, anti-aircraft guns, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. No ceasefire violations were reported by pro-Russian sources in the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening, that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on three more occasions by 06:00 pm — at Krasnohorivka, near Krymske, and for the second time at Luhanske. By the end of the day total 9 ceasefire violations were registered, no casualties were reported by the Ukrainian side for the fifth consecutive day. In the eastern front, Vodiane and Krasnohorivka came under anti-tank rocket fire. Bohdanivka and Avdiivka received fire from infantry weapons and automatic grenade launchers. Small arms fire was reported at Vodiane. In the northern area of operations, BMP-1 armoured vehicles launched an attack on Krymske supported by small arms, automatic grenade launchers and anti-tank rocket launchers. Luhanske was the target of small arms, heavy machine guns and different grenade-launcher systems. Pro-Russian officials reported a number of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces throughout the day. Vasilyevka and Spartak, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, Shyroka Balka, Dolomitne, Ozeryanivka and Holmivsky, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Sakhanka and Petrivka, came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, 82&#160; mortar barrages hit Sakhanka, Spartak, Holmivsky and Ozeryanivka. Petrivka was shelled with 60&#160; mortars. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Travneve engaged pro-Russian positions at Dolomitne. Vasilyevka was hit by anti-tank rocket fire, while Petrivka was shelled with automatic grenade launchers. Pro-Russian officials from the Luhansk People's Republic told the press that BMP-1 armoured vehicles launched an attack on Lohvynove supported by heavy machine guns and 82&#160; mortars.

30 October
The spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters reported in the morning, that pro-Russian forces had opened fire on 9 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 4 occasions in the eastern and on 5 occasions in the northern theatre of action). Two ceasefire violations were registered by morning of 30 October (as of 06:00 am) — at Zaitseve and near Krymske; no further violations were recorded by noon. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 29 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded ten Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in eight locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73&#160; anti-tank recoilless rifles, 60&#160; mortars, 82&#160; mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Pro-Russian sources from the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic confirmed one ceasefire violation by Ukrainian. The Ukrainian military used heavy machine guns, 82&#160; mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles to attack Lohvynove.

According to the information presented by the press-centre of the JFO in the evening, pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on seven more occasions by 06:00 pm. By the end of the day total 19 ceasefire violations were registered, no casualties were reported by the Ukrainian side, for the sixth consecutive day. In the eastern area of operations, pro-Russian forces attacked Vodiane repeatedly with small arms, heavy machine guns and different grenead-launcher systems. In the northern front, pro-Russian BMP-1 armoured vehicles engaged Ukrainian positions at Krymske supported by infantry weapons, anti-tank rocket launchers and 82&#160; mortars. Novotoshkivke was struck by a 120&#160; mortar barrage. The surroundings of Zaitseve were shelled with automatic grenade launchers and 82&#160; mortars. Ukrainian positions around Orikhove were pounded with 82&#160; mortars. Novoluhanske and Pivdenne received fire from heavy machine guns and automatic grenade launchers; the latter was also hit by 73&#160; anti-tank rounds. Troitske came under anti-tank rocket fire. Small arms fire was reported at Luhanske. Pro-Russian officials reported a number of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces throughout the day. Kruta Balka, Staromykhailivka, Trudivske, Mineralne, Spartak, Zhabicheve, Volvo Center and Donetsk airport, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, Mykhailivka and Gagarin mining complex and Zaitseve, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Sakhanka, Kulikove, Bela Kamianka, Petrivka and Uzhivka came under hostile fire. In the main incidents, Donetsk airport was hit by 82&#160; mortar fire. BMP-1 and BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Krasnohorivka launched a sustained attack on pro-Russian positions at Staromykhailivka. BMP-1 armoured vehicles from Starohnativka and Pisky engaged pro-Russian positions at Bela Kamianka and Volvo Center. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Avdiivka fired upon Mineralne. Gagarin, Uzhivka, Mykhailivka, Trudivske and Volvo Center. Pro-Russian officials said that Ukrainian forces attacked Zholobok and Sentianivka with small arms, grenade launchers and 82&#160; mortars. A pro-Russian soldier was killed by small arms fire at Zholobok.

31 October
According to the information provided by the spokesman of the Ukrainian operational headquarters in the morning, pro-Russian troops had opened fire on 19 occasions on Ukrainian positions the previous day (including on 6 occasions in the eastern and on 13 occasions in the northern area of action). No ceasefire violations were registered before dawn on 31 October (as of 06:00 am); one ceasefire violation was registered by 12:30 pm — at Novohryhorivka at around 08:00 am. The spokesman of the Ministry of Defence reported at noon no casualties in the Donbass region on 30 October. Pro-Russian officials at Donetsk city recorded 31 Ukrainian violations of the ceasefire in16 locations using small arms, heavy machine guns, automatic grenade launchers, 73&#160; anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82&#160; mortars, armoured personnel carriers and armoured fighting vehicles. Officials from the self-styled Luhansk People's Republic reported that the Ukrainian military broke the ceasefire six times within the republic's boundaries. Ukrainian forces attacked Sentianivka, Prishyb and Zholobok with small arms, heavy machine guns, anti-tank rocket launchers, 73&#160; anti-tank recoilless rifle, 82&#160; mortars and 120&#160; mortars. A pro-Russian soldier was confirmed killed in action.

The press-centre of the JFO reported in the evening, that pro-Russian military had opened fire on positions of Ukrainian troops on seven more occasions by 06:00 pm — wounding one Ukrainian serviceman as a result. By the end of the day total 15 ceasefire violations were registered, the total number of Ukrainian casualties had amounted to one Ukrainian servicemen wounded and another injured. Pro-Russian authorities reported a number of ceasefire violations by Ukrainian forces throughout the day. Vasilyevka, Kruta Balka, Spartak, Lozove, Trudivske, Volvo Center and Donetsk airport, in the outskirts of Donetsk city, Gagarin mining complex and Dolomitne, in the area of Horlivka, and, in the region of Mariupol, Uzhivka, Bela Kamianka and Zaichenko, came under attack. In the main incidents, an anti-tank guided missile launched from Novohryhorivka hit Bela Kamianka. Volvo Center became the target of 82&#160; mortars. BMP-2 armoured vehicles from Kamianka launched an attack on Vasilyevka supported by 82&#160; mortars. Lozove, Kruta balka, Uzhivka and Zaichenko were fired upon with 73&#160; anti-tank recoilless rifles. Uzhivka also received anti-tank rocket fire. Pro-Russian sources said that Ukrainian forces attacked their positions in the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic at Sentianivka and Lohvynove using heavy machine guns, 73&#160; anti-tank recoilless rifles, 82&#160; mortars, 120&#160; mortars and BMP-1 armoured vehicles.