An Ukrainian serviceman attends on his position on the front line with the Russia-backed separatists near Avdiivka, Donetsk region on July 19, 2019. Anatolii STEPANOV / AFP
Two Ukrainian soldiers and one civilian were killed in incidents involving Kremlin-backed separatists, Kiev said Saturday, a day before the country votes in a parliamentary election.
The Ukrainian army’s press secretary, Dmytro Gutsulyak, said the two soldiers were killed by sniper fire, and added that four other servicemen were injured.
In a separate incident, a 60-year-old civilian was killed just outside the separatist stronghold of Donetsk, he added.
The latest casualties were reported hours before a …read more
Source: Channels Television
