One Ukrainian soldier wounded in Donbas over past day

One Ukrainian soldier was wounded as a result of enemy shelling near Kriakivka (34 km north-west of Luhansk) in eastern Ukraine over the past day.

Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Spokesperson Dmytro Hutsuliak said this at a press briefing on Thursday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"One our defender was wounded yesterday as a result of the enemy shelling near Kriakivka. He was immediately taken to a military hospital and provided with necessary medical assistance,” he said.

As reported, Russian-backed militants continued to disrupt the ceasefire agreements of the Trilateral Contact Group and shelled the Ukrainian positions with weapons banned under the Minsk agreements.

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