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"Over the last day, we haven’t lost any Ukrainian soldiers, [and] only one was injured," Lysenko said.

Ukraine declared a unilateral ceasefire on December 9, even though an earlier ceasefire, declared on September 5, was generally ignored by the Russian-backed militants.

Since the latest ceasefire was declared, Ukrainian forces have not mounted any attacks on militant positions, but have seen their own postions attacked on a daily basis by the militants.

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