Ukrainian soldier killed in east Ukraine; ceasefire observed on Sept 1

He added that six militants had been killed and eleven militants had been wounded in the past day. Russia-backed militants launched 25 attacks on positions of Ukraine's Armed Forces in the past day, army operation press centre reported on Thursday. According to the report, the separatists used a range of arms, including heavy weapons banned understand the Minsk agreement on ceasefire. They include grenade launchers, heavy machine guns, and small arms to shell Ukrainian positions near militant-held Donetsk and government-controlled strategic seaport Mariupol near the border with Russia. Notably, all attacks were recorded before midnight on Wednesday, while there were none since the early hours of Thursday.