Ukraine’s Defense Ministry says four servicemen have been killed in clashes with pro-Russian forces since the start of a ceasefire five days ago. Head of Defense Ministry’s Military Medical Department Vitaly Andronatiy told reporters on Tuesday that 29 other Ukrainian soldiers were also injured during the ceasefire.
After the ceasefire agreement, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko ordered troops to stop all hostilities by 15:00 GMT the same day and instructed the Foreign Ministry to oversee monitoring of the ceasefire along with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
Meanwhile, the airport in the eastern city of Donetsk has been reportedly the scene of gunfire and shelling overnight Tuesday. The city council of Donetsk said on Tuesday that a school and several residential buildings were hit by shelling. Shelling was also heard in the east of the port city of Mariupol where a woman was killed.
Kiev and pro-Russian forces accuse each other of repeated breaking of the ceasefire.
