21 Nov 2014 21:59

One soldier killed, eight injured in east Ukraine on Friday - official

KYIV. Nov 21 (Interfax) - One military service member has been killed and eight others injured in the Donbas region on Friday, according to the press center for the military operation in east Ukraine.

"In all, during the day there has been one dead and eight sustained various injuries. The injured have been hospitalized," the press center said on its Facebook page.

The soldier was killed by a roadside bomb during an attempt to comb through the area around Donetsk Airport (in all, three servicemen were hit by the landmine).