Donbas warzone update: One Ukrainian soldier killed amid six attacks on May 26

Joint Forces returned fire to each enemy shelling.

One Ukrainian soldier was killed as Russia-led forces mounted six attacks in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, on Tuesday, May 26.

"The Russian Federation's armed formations violated the ceasefire six times in the past day. Unfortunately, as a result of enemy shelling, one Ukrainian serviceman was killed in action," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation Headquarters said on Facebook in an update as of 07:00 Kyiv time on May 27.

The enemy opened fire, employing grenade launchers of various types, heavy machine guns, and small arms.

Under attack came Ukrainian positions near the town of Maryinka, and the villages of Vodiane, Novomykhailivka, Novotroyitske, and Pyshchevyk.

The Joint Forces returned fire to each enemy shelling.

According to Ukrainian intelligence reports, one member of the enemy forces was killed and at least another one was wounded on May 26.

The enemy did not attack Ukrainian positions from 00:00 to 07:00 Kyiv time on May 27.

No casualties were reported among Ukrainian troops on Wednesday.