KIEV, Nov 08, (AFP)
- One Ukrainian soldier has
been killed and 15 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian rebels over the past 24
hours, Ukraine's military said Saturday, as clashes continued to break a
nominal truce.
One paratrooper was shot dead by a sniper in
the ruins of Donetsk's international airport, where Ukrainian forces are almost
surrounded by rebels, the military said in a statement.
Another 15 servicemen were wounded as
government positions around the conflict zone came under repeated bombardment,
the statement said. The deadly fighting rumbled on in the industrial east
despite a two-month old ceasefire deal that has halted significant offensives,
but failed to stop shelling at strategic flashpoints along the frontline.Over
4,000 people -- mostly civilians -- have been killed in the conflict since
April, the United Nations said.
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