Five Ukraine soldiers killed in the east over past 24 hours - NSDC

Five servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have been killed in the anti-terrorist operation area in the country's eastern regions over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) spokesman Andriy Lysenko has said.

"Five Ukrainian servicemen have been killed over the past 24 hours as a result of shelling and armed clashes in different parts of the anti-terrorist operation area," he said at a press briefing in Kyiv on Tuesday.