The soldier fell on Thursday morning, when he suffered injuries incompatible with life, the Ukrainian truth said, referring to the Ministry of Defense. According to him, the ceasefire was broken five times during Thursday. At Novoluhaský, the separatists fired from firearms, at Pisky from 82 mm mortars and RPGs, at Zoloté-4 they fired from automatic weapons.
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The conflict in Ukraine has claimed more than 13,000 lives since 2014. In recent years, shootings have been less frequent, there are no more dozens of ceasefire violations and heavy weapons are not used, but Russia has repeatedly gathered large forces at the border with Ukraine, now there are about a hundred thousand troops.
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In the autumn, the Ukrainian secret service and the minister warned of the threat of an attack by Russia. Moscow denied planning. In an interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President Joe Biden has warned that if he attacks, he will face harsh sanctions, there is speculation that Russia will disconnect from the international banking payment system SWIFT.
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On Thursday, the heads of government and EU states called on Moscow to stop strengthening its troops at the border with Russia and return to talks in the Normand format, ie with Germany and France.
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Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba also met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels on Thursday.
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