KIEV: Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed in a flare-up of the conflict with Russian-backed separatists, the army said Wednesday, hours before peace talks were set to resume.It was the deadliest day in the conflict since new president Volodymyr Zelensky took office last month.Kiev’s armed forces accused insurgents of using heavy weaponry that is banned by peace agreements.It also said in a statement that three soldiers were wounded in large-calibre mortar and anti-tank missile system attacks.Since 2014, some 13,000 people have been killed in the war which erupted after a popular uprising ousted Ukraine’s pro-Kremlin president and Russia annexed Crimea.Kiev and …read more
Source: theSun
