Landmine kills Ukrainian servicemen in separatist east: Kiev military

Reuters

KIEV (Reuters) - Three Ukrainian serviceman have been killed and two wounded in a landmine explosion in separatist eastern territories, Kiev military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said on Saturday. The casualties happened "as a result of being blown up by an enemy mine around Avdiivka", Lysenko told journalists, referring to a government-held town north of rebel-held Donetsk. (Reporting by Pavel Polityuk; Writing by Alessandra Prentice; Editing by Louise Ireland)