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Twelve soldiers of the Ukrainian army have been killed and another 19 have been injured as a result of fighting in Ukraine's eastern regions over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) spokesman Andriy Lysenko said at a press briefing in Kyiv on Aug. 26.

“Twelve of our servicemen have been killed and another 19 have been injured in the past 24 hours,” he said.