One Ukrainian serviceman was killed as a result of the militant shelling in the Joint Forces Operation area in eastern Ukraine on May 9.

Spokesman for the Defense Ministry of Ukraine Colonel Maksym Prauta said this at the briefing, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"Last night, May 9, Russian armed aggression claimed the life of a Ukrainian soldier. One of our defenders, born in 1969, was killed in the enemy attack. We extend our sincere condolences to his family and friends," the spokesman said.

According to him, the Ukrainian military has already recorded 11 militant shooting attacks since the beginning of the day.

"As a result of enemy shelling on May 8, three Ukrainian soldiers were wounded and two more were injured," Prauta said.

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