KIEV, (APP/AFP) – Three Ukrainian soldiers were
killed and eight wounded in a fresh “escalation” of fighting between pro-Russian rebels and government forces, Kiev said Monday.
Military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said fighting had intensified compared to a month ago and accused rebels of “actively using heavy
weapons” including a Grad rocket launcher.
“Over the past 24 hours, as a result of the hostilities,
three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and eight more wounded”,
he said.
The spokesman said the fighting took place around the eastern
rebel hub of Donetsk and the government-controlled town of
Mariupol.
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