KIEV: Ukraine said Tuesday seven of its soldiers had been killed and 14 wounded in the bloodiest clashes with pro-Russian separatists in two months.
The announcement — the highest daily death toll since Ukraine reported seven of its soldiers dying on May 24 — follows a flurry of talks between world leaders and Moscow on stopping the 26-month conflict.
“In the past 24 hours, as a result of military operations, seven Ukrainian servicemen died and 14 were injured,” military spokesman Andriy Lysenko told reporters.
Lysenko told AFP the fighting had “become very, very heated” in the past few days.
“Things have escalated for the …read more
Source: theSun
