20 Jun 2014 10:34

Seven Ukrainian servicemen killed, 30 injured in Yampil, Zakotnoye area

KYIV. June 20 (Interfax) - Fighting continues in the area of Yampil and Zakotnoye in the Donetsk region, army operation spokesman Vladyslav Seleznyov said.

"Ukrainian servicemen lost seven men killed and 30 wounded," Seleznyov wrote on Facebook on Friday.

About 300 militants fighting Ukrainian law enforcers were killed in fighting near Yampil and Zakotnoye over the past day, he claimed.

Interfax has not obtained a confirmation to this report from other sources.