6 Jun 2016 13:32

Ukrainian serviceman killed in Donetsk in past 24 hours - Kyiv

KYIV. June 6 (Interfax) - A Ukrainian army serviceman was killed and another seven suffered injuries in shelling incidents and fighting in Donbas in the past 24 hours, Ukrainian Presidential Administration spokesman for military issues Andriy Lysenko said.

"A Ukrainian serviceman was killed and seven soldiers injured in the hostilities over the past day," he told a press briefing in Kyiv on Monday.

The Ukrainian army suffered those casualties in a clash near Mayorsk and shelling incidents near Avdiivka, Lysenko said.