Killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine

kiev - In eastern Ukraine this weekend killed five government soldiers and nine injured during an attack by pro-Russian separatists. It was the fiercest fighting in the area in weeks, made the Ukrainian army on Monday. It would also be killed one of the rebels.

The battleground stood at Avdiyivka, north of the city of Donetsk. ' Around Avdiyivka enemy has tried twice to storm our positions, '' said a spokesman for the army.

The conflict in Ukraine has cost about 10 000 people died, according to estimates by the UN since 2014. There is a truce in effect, but is violated regularly.