Three Ukrainian soldiers killed in troubled east

Three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 16 others injured in a fresh wave of clashes with pro-Russia forces in the troubled eastern parts of Ukraine, the military says.

Andriy Lysenko, a spokesman for Ukraine’s military, made the announcement on Sunday, saying eight of the injured soldiers suffered concussion during artillery shelling over the weekend near the village of Luganske, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) northeast of Donetsk.