Two Ukrainian soldiers killed, three wounded in conflict zone in last day

Two Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and another three injured in the Donbas conflict zone over the last 24 hours, presidential administration spokesman for ATO issues Colonel Andriy Lysenko said at a briefing in Kyiv on Monday, according to an UNIAN correspondent.

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"Over the last day, we have lost two Ukrainian soldiers, and another three were injured as a result of military clashes," Lysenko said.

As UNIAN reported earlier, Russian-backed militants in the Donbas attacked Ukrainian army positions and civilian areas 85 times from Sunday evening to Monday morning.

The epicenter of the attacks was in the area of Donetsk, where the militants attacked Ukrainian army positions and residential areas 52 times.

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