Ukraine: 500 rebels attack Government troops, 20 insurgents killed
Ukraine’s defense ministry says up to 500 insurgents attacked government troops in one clash in eastern Ukraine that left 20 insurgents dead.
The ministry said in a statement Friday the clash took place Thursday as a convoy of Ukrainian troops was attacked outside the eastern village of Rubizhne.
The ministry said one soldier was killed early Friday in a separate clash near the same area.
Associated Press journalists saw the bodies of two Ukrainian soldiers Friday in the village of Karlivka, 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the eastern city of Donetsk.