One Ukrainian soldier killed in Donbas over past day

One Ukrainian serviceman was killed, another three were wounded in the Joint Forces Operation area in eastern Ukraine over the past day.

Defense Ministry Spokesman Dmytro Hutsuliak said this at a briefing on Wednesday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

“One our servicemen, born in 1995, was killed as a result of attacks launched by Russian-occupation troops. Our sincere condolences to relatives, friends and fellow soldiers of our hero. Also, three our defenders were wounded. Medical assistance is being provided to them,” he said.

Hutsuliak added that militants launched 49 attacks on the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the past day. The Ukrainian side returned fire 20 times.

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