As a result of shelling by illegal armed groups, a Ukrainian serviceman was killed on Monday, another one was wounded, the press center of the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) headquarters reported.

"As a whole, from the beginning of the day, eight shellings of the ATO defense fortifications by Russian-occupation units were recorded. Unfortunately, one Ukrainian military man was killed as a result of the enemy fire, another defender was injured," reads the report as of 18:00 Monday.