In the area of the Joint Forces Operation on July 27, three violations of the ceasefire by the Russian occupiers were recorded, - the JFO headquarters reported. The enemy fired from 120-caliber mortars near Zolote-4 and Vodiane. Russian occupiers fired from hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers and small arms in the area of the settlement of Katerynivka. There are no combat losses among the Ukrainian military as a result of the enemy fire. Our defenders fired back at the shelling of the Russian occupation forces.
Another 283 cases of coronavirus infection were detected in the occupied territory of the Donetsk oblast over the day out of 767 studies conducted. This was reported by the fake "DNR Ministry of Health". Two more patients died from "covid" over the day. In total, 44 950 cases of COVID-19 infection have been registered in the CADO since the beginning of the pandemic, 3533 patients are undergoing treatment (inpatient and outpatient), 3530 people died. The occupiers also identified 144 cases of "usual" pneumonia during the day, which is 30 cases more than over the past day. Of these, 112 patients were hospitalized. In total, 1511 patients with pneumonia are being treated, which CADO refuse to associate with coronavirus. Of these, 680 are on oxygen support (+47 over the day).
Doctors record a sharp rise in the incidence of coronavirus infection in the occupied Luhansk region "due to population migration". This was stated by the so-called "head doctor of the sanitary and epidemiological station", separatist media wrote. It was noted that if "earlier, up to 20 cases of coronavirus were registered daily, this figure increased to 50 cases the week before last, and since the last week, there has been an active increase in the incidence in the LNR - up to 100 cases are recorded daily". "At the moment, we are recording an increase in the incidence rate, which is associated with pronounced migration processes. These are both those citizens who went on vacation and return to the territory of the republic and those citizens who visit the cross-border regions of Ukraine", - the representative of the "Ministry of Health" said. It was also reported that 9 more people died from coronavirus in the "LNR" over the day.
The "DNR" leader Denis Pushilin announced the delivery of 86 thousand doses of the Russian Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine to CADO. This was reported by separatist media. "The arrival of a new batch of Russian vaccine against coronavirus in the DNR is expected on Wednesday, July 28", - the puppet "head" stated. Deliveries of a relatively small dose of Russian vaccine have a pronounced character of pre-election propaganda. So, according to Pushilin, the vaccine will arrive in the occupied part of the Donetsk oblast "with the support of the United Russia All-Russian political party".
Gas is getting more expensive at gas stations in the occupied areas of the Donetsk oblast. Separatist media wrote about this. "Gas prices will rise in the republic tomorrow. Its cost will be 29 rubles", - the message said. At the same time, it was written in the local public of social networks that gas was already being sold at an increased price at a number of gas stations. As reported, A-95 gasoline rose in price at filling stations in the occupied Donetsk region in June.
Water supply has been absent in occupied Kalmiuske (before decommunization - Komsomolske) since July 20. This was said in the report of the fake "DNR Ministry of Emergency Situations". The reason for the emergency is a leak in the water conduit. The occupiers wrote that since July 21, work to lay a new water conduit line 130 m long, with the subsequent replacement of the existing emergency section, is underway. "The restoration work will continue from July 27", - the occupiers promised.
In occupied Donetsk, traffic lights located along the Artema Street, Universitetska Street and Leninsky Avenue work in a "standby" mode. This was reported on July 27 by Alexey Kulemzin, who calls himself "the head of the city administration". Judging by the dates, this traffic light regime has been operating on central streets for about a month. "Due to a severe thunderstorm, which took place in Donetsk on June 28, the work of the electronic control unit of the automated system, which coordinated the work of traffic lights by means of wire communication, was disrupted", - Kulemzin wrote. He also reported that at the moment, work to decrypt the electronic circuit of the coordinating device is underway - "we are expecting the delivery of the necessary electronic elements". They promised to resume the work of traffic lights in the previous mode with the new software during August. Let us remind that a centralized system of automatic control of traffic lights, which allows, in particular, to make the so-called "green wave" previously operated in Donetsk.
The Olenivka checkpoint of the "DNR" occupiers, which is located opposite the Novotroitske checkpoint, operated on 26 July. 576 people used the humanitarian corridor in both directions. This was reported by the fake "DNR Ministry of Emergency Situations" on July 27. 39 vehicles and 278 people entered the occupied territory of Donetsk oblast. 48 vehicles and 298 people were released into the free territory of Ukraine. It was noted that 30 people who crossed the checkpoint needed help.