February 11, 2015 01:41 pm | Updated 01:41 pm IST - KIEV
Nineteen Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 78 wounded in rebel attacks near the key railway town of Debaltseve, which government troops are defending, a military spokesman said on Wednesday.
"In shelling, rocket attacks and military clashes, Ukraine lost 19 soldiers, including 17 members of the armed forces and two Interior Ministry soldiers," the spokesman, Vladyslav Seleznyov, told a briefing.
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