REUTERS
Illegal armed groups attacked the Maryinka entry and exit checkpoint in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, on Wednesday evening, according to the press service of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.
"Last night, the illegal armed groups opened fire on the Maryinka checkpoint, where the border guards have been serving together with other agencies. The attack was mounted from the militant-controlled village of Oleksandrivka. The militants used small arms," the border guards told UNIAN.
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