Two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the latest uptick in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in the country’s war-torn east, a Kiev military official said Saturday.
“As a result of fighting two Ukrainian servicemen were killed and another eight were wounded,” Ukrainian military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk told journalists.
He accused the pro-Russian separatist rebels of using banned heavy weaponry over the past 24 hours, saying there were almost no quiet areas on the frontline.
In a separate incident, another three Ukrainian officers were wounded in a blast caused by an unidentified explosive device, he added.
Motuzyanyk reported that the government-held town of Avdiivka, some …read more
Source: Pakistan Today
