Ukrainian army suffers losses in attack by separatists

KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian television said on Friday up to 20 servicemen had been killed in an attack by pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine during the night, but a military source said the death toll was likely to be lower. Military officials said a paratrooper unit had come under mortar and tank fire near the town of Shakhtarsk, in the region where a Malaysian airliner was brought down on July 17, and the number of casualties was being checked. (Reporting by Pavel Polityuk, Editing by Timothy Heritage) Read More http://ift.tt/1uNsxuo