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Two Ukrainian militaries have been killed in a shell attack on a Ukrainian army stronghold near Avdiyivka, the Ukrainian Military headquarters said.

“According to preliminary information, two servicemen were killed in shelling of the stronghold of one of our mechanized infantry brigades situated not far from Avdiyivka,” the headquarters’ press center said on Facebook on April 20 evening.

On this direction, the Russia-backed separatists used tanks, 82 millimeter mortars, various grenade launchers and large-caliber machineguns, Kyiv says.