Eight Ukrainian servicemen killed in past 24 hours - military


  • World
  • Tuesday, 09 Jun 2015

KIEV (Reuters) - Eight Ukrainian servicemen have been killed - seven of them in a single land mine blast - in the past 24 hours in eastern Ukraine where government forces are battling pro-Russian separatists, Kiev's military spokesman said on Tuesday.

"We have lost eight servicemen. One was killed during fighting with rebels while another seven were killed when their vehicle was blown up by a land mine," spokesman Andriy Lysenko said.

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