1 Ukrainian Soldier Killed, 2 Wounded

December 22, 2017
Photo by Liga.net

Ukraine Day 1403: LIVE UPDATES BELOW. One Ukrainian soldier was killed and two were wounded.

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1 Ukrainian Soldier Killed, 2 Wounded

Photo: Liga.netĀ 

One Ukrainian soldier was killed and two were wounded in the previous reporting period, Liga.net reported, citing the ATO [Anti-Terrorist Operation].

Militants attacked Peski with 82-mm mortars, grenade-launchers and machine guns; later they fired from a tank and 120-mm mortar-launchers. Avdeyevka and Kamenka were attacked with mortar-launchers and infantry weaponry.
Vodyanoye was attacked with a mortar-launcher. A sniper fired on Krymskoye and Sokolniki, and around midnight, mortar-launchers were fired.
The approaches of Svetlodarsk were also attacked with machine guns and grenade-launchers.

According to the ATO, 3 soldiers were killed on December 17, 2 on December 19, and one on December 21.

— Catherine A. FitzpatrickĀ