Two Ukrainian soldiers killed, 14 wounded in ATO zone over last day
Ukrinform
Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed, 14 were wounded and 6 were injured in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone in eastern Ukraine over the past day.
Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Spokesperson for ATO issues Oleksandr Motuzianyk said this at a press briefing on Thursday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
“Unfortunately, as a result of combat actions over the last day, two Ukrainian soldiers were killed, 14 were wounded and 6 were injured,” Motuzianyk said.
He specified that two Ukrainian servicepersons were killed as a result of enemy attacks near Avdiyivka.
One soldiers was wounded near the city of Popasna, another four were wounded at the positions of Butivka mine when Russian backed militants shelled the Ukrainian army using mortars and guns. Other Ukrainian soldiers were wounded and injured near Avdiyivka, Motuzianyk said.
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