Officials say that at least two Ukrainian service members were killed in the past day and seven since Sunday amid a spike in violence in eastern Ukraine where Russian-backed separatists are fighting Ukrainian government troops.
Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine’s defense ministry, said in a statement Wednesday that two troops had been killed and eight wounded in the past 24 hours of fighting in the rebel-held area of Donetsk, according to the Associated Press. Lysenko also said that one Ukrainian service member was being held captive.
Since Sunday, at least seven Ukrainian service members have been killed and dozens wounded, according …read more
Source: The Washington Free Beacon
