KIEV: Three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and another three wounded in fresh clashes between pro-Russian rebels and government forces in the country’s separatist east, the military said on Monday.
Two servicemen were killed by mortar fire near Avdiivka, an industrial hub 10 kilometres north of the rebels’ de-facto capital Donetsk, Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko told journalists.
Another one soldier was killed close to the village of Nevelske, 12 km northwest of Donetsk, Lysenko said, accusing pro-Russian rebels of using weapons banned by truce agreements.
The rebel defence ministry in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic on Monday in turn said Ukrainian forces …read more
Source: The News International
