Eight Ukrainian soldiers killed, 16 wounded yesterday, - ATO speaker

Over the past day, eight Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 16 received injuries in combat activities.

As reported by Censor.NET, this was announced by the Presidential Administration representative on ATO matters, Colonel Andrii Lysenko at a briefing.

"Over the past day, eight Ukrainian soldiers were killed, 16 received injuries in combat activities," he said.

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According to Lysenko, five Ukrainian soldiers were killed while performing tasks on check-up of barrier mine fields near the Ukrainian-Russian border in Stanytsia Luhanska district.