UPDATE: Kyiv says four soldiers killed
Ukraine says four of its soldiers have been killed and three wounded in clashes with Russia-backed separatists in the country's east.
The Defense Ministry said in a statement on October 11 that two Ukrainian servicemen died during the previous 24 hours in clashes that also left six separatists dead and 10 wounded.
Two other soldiers sustained fatal wounds in a mine explosion, the Ukrainian military later said on Facebook.
The separatists violated a cease-fire 28 times during the previous 24 hours, firing antitank missiles, machine guns, grenade launchers, and mortars, the Defense Ministry statement said.