A large number of Russian soldiers have crossed the Ukrainian border in armoured infantry carriers and trucks and entered the eastern town of Amvrosiyivka, a Ukrainian military spokesman said on Wednesday.
According to the NSDC, 5 APCs and 1 Kamaz turck with the Russian military entered the town of Amvrosiivka.
'To the north of Novoazovsk the Russian military and separatists seized the following villages: Markyne, Kovske, Shcherbak, Klymkine, Sedovo-Vasylivka, Kuznetsi, Rozy Luksemburg.' - speaker of the National Security and Defence Council Andrii Lysenko said this today at a briefing
He also noted that Huselshchykove, Siedove, Obryv and Kholodne are heavily shelled from the territory of the Russian Federation. Artillery fire is adjusted by UAV of the Russian army.
At the same time in other areas fighting continues in Starobesheve, Olenivka, Marinka, Zhdanivka, Luhansk, Donetsk and Ilovaisk.
Novoazovsk- Mariupol highway is controlled by Ukrainian forces, but Ukrainian positions are under being shelled from Russia's territory - NSC.
Heavy fighting for Novoazovsk underway.
The Azov Battalion, who is defending Novoazovsk received several ZU-23-2 guns and other heavy equipment essential for effective repulse of the enemy attacks from the Ministry of Defense last night.
"I just spoke to the commander of the Azov special police battalion Andrii Biletskii. The Cabinet of Ministers adopted yesterday the speed up of weapons transfer within 48 hours according to which the Azov battalion have received ZU-23 2 guns and other heavy weapons from the Ministry of Defense during last evening and night, which are necessary for effective repelling of the enemy attacks," he wrote, adding that he "would not advise the Russian strategists to go to Mariupol.
ZU-23 2 gun
In addition, Herashchenko noted that the issue of the other police volunteer battalions and the National Guard armaments upgrade is being carried out.
The spokesman, Andriy Lysenko, said that in fighting in the towns of Horlivka and Ilovaysk further north, government forces had killed about 200 separatists and destroyed tanks and missile systems.
He said 13 Ukrainian service personnel had been killed in the past 24 hours and 36 had been wounded.
Russian regular armed forces set up HQ for a tactical battalion group outside of Pobjeda - ATO news center reported.
Ukrainian ATO Centre's map.
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