One soldier killed, four wounded in ATO area yesterday, - Motuzianyk

Over the past 24 hours, one Ukrainian soldier was killed in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) area in the east of Ukraine.

Presidential Administration spokesman on ATO issues Colonel Oleksandr Motuzianyk announced today at a briefing, Censor.NET reports.

Earlier, it was reported about 49 militants' attacks committed on Aug. 19. Moreover, the Russian forces fired about 40 shells of 152-mm caliber and 70 shells of 120-mm caliber at Svitlodarsk.