One Ukrainian soldier was killed and another injured in fresh fighting between pro-Russian rebels and government forces in the country’s separatist east, the military said Sunday.
A series of truce agreements have helped reduce violence in the region, although sporadic clashes persist.
“Over the past 24 hours, one Ukrainian soldier was killed and another injured as a result of hostilities,” Ukrainian military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk told journalists.
The soldiers came under mortar fire near the city of Avdiyivka, located just outside Donetsk, the de facto capital of the pro-Russian rebels, Motuzyanyk said, adding that separatist fighters had become more active along the frontline.