Seven Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and another 13 have been injured in the conflict area in the country's eastern regions over the past 24 hours.

"Seven Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and another 13 have been injured as a result of fighting in the past 24 hours. The forces of the anti-terrorist operation suffered the largest losses near Maryinka and in the Mariupol area," Ukrainian presidential administration spokesman for the army operation Oleksandr Motuzianyk told a press briefing in Kyiv on Thursday.