Ukrainian soldier killed by militant’s sniper near Verkhniotoretske village on Jan. 27, - ATO HQ

Combined Russian and terrorist forces committed one attack on Ukrainian troops as of 6 p.m. on Jan. 27, 2018.

As reported by Censor.NET citing the update by the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) headquarters press center, a Ukrainian military was killed by an enemy sniper.

"The militants of the Russian-occupation troops committed one attack on the Ukrainian defenders today. The Ukrainian troops deployed on the outskirts of Verkhniotoretske village in Donetsk section of the frontline were attacked by an enemy sniper. Unfortunately, a Ukrainian serviceman received fatal injury in the attack," the spot report reads.