Ukrainian casualties reported before peace talks


A woman walks amidst the debris of a damaged residential building, which according to locals was caused by recent shelling, in Donetsk, Ukraine August 2, 2015. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko

KIEV (Reuters) - Four Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 15 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian rebels in the past 24 hours just before talks on a ceasefire were due to start, the Ukrainian military said on Monday.

It was the highest casualty figure in over two weeks.

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