15 soldiers killed and 30 injured over the past 24 hours

30 Ukrainian soldiers were wounded and 15 killed in the ATO area within the past 24 hours.

Defence Minister Stepan Poltorak reported, Censor.NET informs referring to Interfax-Ukraina.

"15 soldiers have been killed along the front line (Luhansk-Mariupol)," he said at a Saturday briefing in Kyiv.

In addition, Poltorak reported that the battle continues near Debaltseve town (the Donetsk region). "Unfortunately, some districts of Debaltseve town are partly controlled by the terrorists," the Defence Minister said.

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