One Ukrainian soldier killed by reckless handling of weaponry, four injured and traumatized in action on Feb. 21, - ATO HQ

Three members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were injured in action over the past 24-hour period, another one received combat trauma a result of bombardment by the Russian mercenaries.

Censor.NET reports citing the latest update by the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) headquarters press center as of Feb. 21, 2018.

"Three Ukrainian defenders were injured and one soldier received combat trauma as a result of the enemy shelling. Unfortunately, a Ukrainian soldier was killed by reckless handling of weaponry," the casualty report reads.

Earlier, the Russian mercenaries fire upon the Ukrainian troops 15 times on Feb. 20