One Ukrainian soldier killed in Donbas over last day

One Ukrainian soldier was killed 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 reported.

“One Ukrainian soldier was killed, four were wounded as a result of combat actions over the past day,” Motuzianyk said.

He also added that Russian-backed militants launched 7 attacks on the positions of Ukraine’s Armed Forces in Luhansk direction, 21 attacks -in Donetsk direction, and 7 – in Mariupol direction.

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