Two Ukrainian serviceman killed, 26 wounded in past 24 hours - Ukrainian military


Newly mobilized Ukrainian paratroopers fire anti-tank grenade launchers during a military drill near Zhytomyr April 9, 2015. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KIEV (Reuters) - Two Ukrainian servicemen were killed and 26 wounded in separatist eastern territories over the past 24 hours, Ukraine's military said on Friday, as attacks continued despite a ceasefire.

In a speech to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he would stick to the Minsk peace agreements that the separatists accuse him of violating.

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