5 Ukrainian soldiers were just killed and 7 more were wounded in the bloodiest day of the war in months

Getty

• Five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and seven others wounded in clashes with Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, making it the deadliest day of the war in months.
• Ukrainian officials said four of the soldiers were killed in a five-hour-long battle that broke out after separatists began firing mortar shells at government troops in the eastern Luhansk region.
• However, the separatists said they were responding to attacks by government troops.

Five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and seven others wounded in clashes with Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine.

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry on August 23 said the casualties represented the biggest loss of life among soldiers in months.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

NOW WATCH: Cigna's CEO says that the problem with healthcare in America has nothing to do with employers

See Also:

• Your opinion matters — Join BI Insiders program
• The rise of Larry Ellison, the jet-setting 74-year-old billionaire founder of Oracle
• 19 signs your company doesn't care about you

SEE ALSO: Russian-backed separatists are using terrifying text messages to shock adversaries — and it's changing the face of warfare