Four wounded in east Ukraine over past 24 hours

Four Ukrainian servicemen have been wounded in the area of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in east Ukraine over the past 24 hours, Defense Ministry spokesman, Colonel Oleksandr Motuzianyk, has said.

He stated this at a briefing in Kyiv on Wednesday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"Fortunately, there have been no fatalities in the ranks of the Ukrainian Armed Forces over the past 24 hours. However, four soldiers of the Ukrainian troops have been wounded, one of them as a result of the explosion of an unknown device," Motuzianyk said.

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