On September 5, Russian occupation forces significantly increased the number of shelling in the JFO area and 11 times violated the ceasefire. This was reported by the JFO headquarters. The enemy fired aimed fire from grenade launchers of various systems, large-caliber machine guns and small arms. During the day, our positions were fired at areas of settlements Stanytsia Luhanska, Krymske, Zolote, Chermalyk, Vodiane, Hnutove and Lebedynske.
The Russian command of the "LNR" bandit formations concentrated a large number of armored vehicles under the pretext of carrying out "republican tank competitions". This is written by the separatist media. It is noted that the first stage of the "republican competitions" is taking place at one of the polygons of the occupied part of the Luhansk oblast.
In the separatist segment of social networks, information actively began to appear that allegedly the Kremlin curators of the "DNR" decided to hold a fake election of the republic's leader in the occupied Donbass. Reports of this kind are presented as a "leak" from high offices in Moscow.
The occupation authorities acknowledged that after the so-called planned repairs in the network of the separatist mobile operator Phoenix, users of this network lost their registration. The so-called "Republican telecom operator" reported that. "One of the possible consequences of the planned repairs is the problem with the registration of some users in the network", - it was informed.
5500 residents of the occupied Starobesheve were left without any water supply from September 4. This is reported by the press service of the fake "MES", acting on the part of the Donetsk oblast controlled by the militants. Due to the replacement of the section of the water conduit with a diameter of 530 mm, the water supply at the pumping station was stopped. 5 social facilities are left without water supply as well.
Around noon on September 5, incendiary ammunition was fired at the village Katerynivka in the Luhansk oblast. Due to this, several wooden electric poles were burnt, the wires were on the ground, which created a danger for the movement of residents.
Checkpoint Stanytsia Luhanska will be opened after repairs on Saturday, September 8. This is reported by the Luhansk regional military-civil administration. It is noted that it will work according to the autumn schedule - from 07.00 to 18.30.
The occupation administration of Donetsk urged residents to be vigilant: "Unidentified persons call themselves employees of Donetskgorvodokanal and extort money for alleged debts for water supply and sanitation services without presenting official certificates of the enterprise. The administration asks to be vigilant and demand to show an identity card of the Donetskgorvodokanal worker for safety reasons".