Ukraine soldier killed, six wounded in war-torn east

A Ukraine army soldier walks in the town of Schastia, near the eastern Ukraine city of Lugansk. Credit: AFP Photo

A Ukrainian soldier died Tuesday and six received injuries in clashes with Moscow-backed rebels in the separatist east, the army said, as fears grow that Russia is preparing to invade.

"One soldier was killed" as a result of shelling from separatist-held areas in the Lugansk region, military spokesman Pavlo Kovalchuk told AFP.

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