A Ukrainian soldier was killed and another wounded in fighting with pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country, Ukraine's army said.
The wounded soldier was hospitalised but his life is not in danger, it added.
The death brings the total number of Ukrainian soldiers killed on the frontline this year to 65, up from 50 the previous year, according to AFP's assessment based on official information.
The Ukrainian army has accused separatists of firing on its positions with 82-millimetre mortars and grenade launchers.
It comes as tensions between Kyiv and Moscow are at a level unseen since the illegal annexation of the Crimean peninsula in 2014 with Russia accused of preparing an invasion. US intelligence estimates that 100,000 Russian
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