KIEV, Ramadan 04, 1436, June 21, 2015, SPA -- Two Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and six wounded in the past 24 hours in separatist eastern territories, the Ukrainian military said on Sunday, describing an increase in fighting near the strategic port city of Mariupol, Reuters reported. Both sides accuse the other of regularly violating a ceasefire deal signed in Minsk, Belarus, in February, but an apparent escalation in violence over the past few weeks has prompted international monitors to warn of the threat of a bigger flare-up. "Armed hostilities have risen significantly around Mariupol. The area of our positions being shelled has increased," Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said in a televised briefing, referring to the government-held industrial hub on the Azov Sea. --SPA 14:49 LOCAL TIME 11:49 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w