At least 19 Ukraine troops killed in 24 hours, says official

Five killed in a rocket attack on regional capital Kramatorsk


Afp February 11, 2015
Five killed in a rocket attack on regional capital Kramatorsk. PHOTO: REUTERS

KIEV: At least 19 soldiers have been killed in the latest fighting in east Ukraine, a Kiev defence official said on Wednesday, including five in a rocket attack on regional capital Kramatorsk.

"Nineteen soldiers were killed in the last 24 hours and 78 wounded," military spokesperson Vladyslav Seleznyov told journalists in Kiev, after officials had already announced the death of five troops in Tuesday's attack on Kramatorsk.

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