Kiev - A Ukrainian soldier was killed and three were wounded in fighting between government forces and separatists in eastern Ukraine, the armed forces said Saturday.
On a visit to Kiev, US diplomat Victoria Nuland urged the sides to respect the terms of a February ceasefire agreement reached in Minsk.
"It's now important that all sides walk the walk, not just talk the talk,"said Nuland, the assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs.
Military spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk told a press briefing: "The situation in the anti-terrorist operation zone remains tense. The armed rebels regularly breach the ceasefire."
He also charged that separatist "bandits" were building up "military equipment, ammunition and manpower along the frontline" while "the Ukrainian soldiers are strengthening their line of defence."
Pro-Russian separatists have in turn reported violations of the ceasefire by Ukrainian forces.
AFP
