KYIV. Dec 29 (Interfax) - A Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman was killed in an armed clash near the village of Kruta Balka in the Yasynuvata district of the Donetsk region on Wednesday, Kyiv said.
A gun battle between Ukrainian army units and the militia broke out on Wednesday afternoon and continued for about 30 minutes, the press center of Kyiv's army operation in Donbas said.
"Thanks to the well-coordinated actions of Ukrainian Armed Forces units, the adversary was forced to retreat... One Ukrainian Armed Forces serviceman was killed as a result of the gun battle," the press center said.