Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and five others
injured during Tuesday operations in the east of the country,
authorities in Kiev said on Wednesday.
Speaking at a briefing, spokesman for the government’s
anti-terror operations Andrey Lysenko, said separatist rebels had
doubled their attacks in October compared to September, and added
that rebels targeted Ukrainian forces over 1,300 times.
"In 24 hours, two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and another
five were wounded during the military operations," Lysenko
said.
Three rebels were also killed and three more injured, he
added.
Ukraine has been wracked by conflict since April 2014, following
Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula.
Around 9,300 people have been killed in fighting between
Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russia separatists, according
to the UN.