The ATO headquarters reported about casualties among Ukrainian soldiers in fighting near Mariupol
According to preliminary information, in the fighting in Mariupol direction Ukrainian soldier was killed and 8 soldiers were injured.
This is stated in the press center of staff ATO in Facebook.
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“The positions of Ukrainian troops near the village of Vodiane, near Mariupol, was fired by invaders with MLRS BM-21 “Grad”, 152-mm and 122-mm artillery, 120 – and 82-millimeter mortars”, – stated in the message.
In turn, the Ukrainian volunteer and the coordinator of the group “Stoperror” Simon Kubakaev on the social network Twitter wrote that in the battle killed four Ukrainian soldiers.
I called the boys in the OUD to the forefront, according to them as of now, 4 of our heroes were killed. Eternal memory. The fight continues
— Semen Kabakaev (@SemenKabakaev) 20 Mar 2017
We will remind, earlier volunteers reported that in a zone of carrying out anti-terrorist operation observed extraordinary aggravation under Mariupol. According to volunteers, this fight with powerful fighters from 2014. Volunteers also reported that in the area of battle was moving tanks of fighters.