- Participants in the Trilateral Contact Group (Ukraine, Russia, and the OSCE) on the peace settlement in Donbas on July 22 agreed on a full and comprehensive ceasefire along the contact line from 00:01 on Monday, July 27.
- On the very first day of the newly-agreed truce, Russia's hybrid military forces mounted three attacks on Ukrainian positions in Donbas, eastern Ukraine. Ukraine has reported more such violations over the latest period.
Donbas war update: Ukraine reports one ceasefire violation on Nov 16

No casualties were reported in the past day.
The Command of Ukraine's Armed Forces has reported one violation of the latest ceasefire agreement by Russia-controlled armed groups in the Donbas warzone on Monday, November 16.
"In the past day, November 16, one ceasefire violation by the Russian Federation's armed formations was recorded in the area of responsibility of the Skhid (East) group," the press center of Ukraine's Joint Forces Operation (JFO) Command wrote on Facebook in an update as of 07:00 Kyiv time on November 17, 2020.
In particular, the enemy fired automatic rifles from the occupied village of Pikuzy toward the village of Hnutove in the evening.
No casualties were reported in the past day.
Since midnight, enemy forces have not attacked Ukrainian troops, the JFO HQ said.
The situation is under full control of the Ukrainian military.
Donbas ceasefire: Background
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