KIEV: Five Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 12 wounded over the last 24 hours as clashes rumbled on between government forces and pro-Russian rebels, a military spokesman said Wednesday.
Four of the soldiers died when their armoured vehicle hit a landmine close to the frontline town of Avdiivka, while the fifth was killed in a rebel ambush, Ukrainian spokesman Andriy Lysenko said.
The latest casualties come as Ukrainian and separatist representatives gear up to meet for the first time since the two sides inked a shaky peace deal in February that dampened much of the fighting but failed to halt clashes …read more
Source: theSun
