Kiev:Seven soldiers killed in past 24 hours

基辅方面称过去一天已造成7名士兵死亡

A spokesman from the Kiev military has confirmed that seven Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 23 others wounded in fighting in Ukraine's eastern regions during the past 24 hours.

基辅军方的一名发言人证实乌克兰东部地区过去24小时内的战事已造成7名乌克兰士兵死亡、23人受伤。

Anatoly Stelmakh said in a televised briefing that there was an increase in rebel attacks on Ukrainian positions on Monday night.

安托列斯泰尔马克在一场电视报告中称，周一晚间乌克兰方面的叛军袭击事件有所增加。

Another spokesman said government forces had come under rebel attack on 87 separate occasions since Monday, with fighting particularly intense around the town of Debaltseve-a major rail and road junction northeast of the city of Donetsk.

另一位发言人表示自周一以来政府军的87个不同地区受到叛军袭击，其中战况尤为激烈的地区是位于顿涅斯克市东北地区铁路及公路重要交汇的杰巴利采沃镇周边地区。