TEHRAN, June 30 -Ukraine say four of its soldiers have been killed in heavy clashes with pro-Russia forces in the country’s volatile eastern region over the past 24 hours.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) -Ukraine say four of its soldiers have been killed in heavy clashes with pro-Russia forces in the country’s volatile eastern region over the past 24 hours.
Oleksandr Motuzyanyk, a Ukrainian military spokesman, said on Friday that two others were also wounded in the "active hostilities" in eastern Ukraine.
The military also announced that the truce between the government troops and pro-Russia militia had been violated 28 times in just 24 hours.
“Fighting continued along the entire contact line,” the Ukrainian military said in a statement, referring to the front line separating the warring sides.
Violence in eastern Ukraine has escalated over the past days, resulting in a higher-than-average casualty toll, with a report saying on Thursday that three other government forces had lost their lives.
On June 27, the Trilateral Contact Group on the settlement of the situation in eastern Ukraine reached an agreement on a fresh round of ceasefire starting on July 1.
Source:UPI