One Ukrainian soldier killed, five wounded in ATO zone over past day

One Ukrainian soldier was killed and five servicepersons were wounded in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone in eastern Ukraine over the past day.

Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Spokesperson for ATO issues Andriy Lysenko said this at a press briefing on Wednesday, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.

“Unfortunately, yesterday at about 8.45 a.m. as a result of Russian occupied troops’ attacks on our positions, one defender of Ukraine was killed near Opytne. Also, as a result of enemy attacks near Kamianka, Opytne and Shyrokyne, five servicepersons of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were wounded. They were immediately sent to field hospitals,” he said.

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