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Ukrainian servicemen drive armored vehicles during military exercises in the Donetsk region.
- Four Ukrainian soldiers were killed, and four more were wounded, on Tuesday.
- Thirteen Russian-backed separatists have been killed and 18 more wounded between October 14 and October 21.
- Fighting in the Donbass appears to be surging once again.
Four Ukrainian soldiers were killed and four wounded on Tuesday, marking the deadliest day in the Donbas in months.
Two soldiers were $4 after Russian-backed separatists fired automatic grenade launchers and machine guns near the village of Verkhniotoretske outside of Mariupol, and two more were killed after stepping on land mines near Donetsk, $4 to Ukrainian
Four soldiers were also wounded near Mariupol and Donetsk as well, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said.
Thirteen Russian-backed separatists have been killed and 18 more wounded between October 14 and October 21, $4 to the Ukraine Crisis Media Center.
The Harvest ceasefire in July, which was $4 broken within the first two minutes, curbed the fighting, but it appears to be surging once again.
Nine Ukrainian soldiers have been killed thus far in October, with at least six of those happening since last week, according to Liveuamap.
With yesterday's 4 - total 9 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in 25 days of October. 164 since the beginning of 2017 $4
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