Ukrainian paratroopers have reportedly shot down a Russian Su-25 aircraft over the nearby town of Chervonopopivka, according to a Ukrainian army spokesperson.
The area, located between Lyman and Kupyansk, was retaken by Ukrainian forces six months ago.
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Serhii Cherevatyi, of the Eastern Grouping of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, told CNN that the area was under the heaviest fire with three hundred to four hundred attacks per day.
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It comes as the death toll from Friday’s attack on the eastern town of Sloviansk rose to 15.
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