Kyiv says Ukrainian soldier, two separatist fighters killed in east
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| Publication Date | 16 October 2018 |
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2018-10-16
By RFE/RL
Ukraine says one of its soldiers has been killed and three wounded as a result of clashes with Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine.
The Defense Ministry said on October 16 that separatist fighters violated a cease-fire 37 times during the previous 24 hours by firing machine guns, grenade launchers, and mortars.
It said Ukrainian government forces killed two separatists and wounded six.
The Russia-backed separatists said Ukrainian government forces violated the cease-fire 33 times, using the same type of weapons.
Since April 2014, more than 10,300 people have been killed in fighting between Kyiv's forces and the separatists who control parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Cease-fire deals announced as part of the Minsk accords – September 2014 and February 2015 pacts aimed at resolving the conflict – have failed to hold.
With reporting by Interfax and TASS
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