Photo from Ukrainian Ministry of Defense

In particular, according to Slobodian, on March 11 the militants fired small arms on a checkpoint near the village of Maiorske.

"The militants also increased their aerial reconnaissance with the use of drones. From March 8 to March 12, we recorded 61 flights by militant drones over the security zone along the line of military clashes," he said.

The border guards also recorded flights of helicopters near the state border with Russia.

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As UNIAN reported earlier, a total of 63 border guards have been killed since the beginning of the conflict in eastern Ukraine.