(MENAFN- UkrinForm) Three Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone in eastern Ukraine over the past day.
Ukrainian Defense Ministry's Spokesperson for ATO Oleksandr Motuzianyk said this at a press briefing on Monday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
'Yesterday at about 11 p.m., three our soldiers were killed near Zaitseve as a result of attacks launched by Russian-backed terrorist groups, he said.
Motuzianyk added that Russian-backed militants violated the ceasefire 14 times. The Ukrainian Armed Forces returned fire 7 times using weapons that are not prohibited by the Minsk agreements.
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