Ukraine says Russian troops continued to attack its soldiers in east after ceasefire

KYIV: Russian troops continued to attack Ukrainian soldiers in the east after Moscow said it was introducing a three-day ceasefire at midnight Moscow time (2100 GMT) on Wednesday, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s military said on Thursday.

Viktor Trehubov, a military spokesperson for Ukraine’s eastern front, said Russia had waged military assaults in several areas after midnight.

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Ukraine’s general staff said there had been 139 clashes on the entire frontline as of 10:00 p.m. Ukrainian time (1900 GMT)on Wednesday and 196 for the last day as of 8:00 a.m. on Thursday.