Three soldiers from the U.S.-led coalition force in Iraq died on Wednesday, one killed in action and two of wounds sustained in attacks, U.S. military spokesman said. He told a news conference one soldier was killed near Swairah, south of Baghdad, and another died of his wounds. A third died in northern Iraq of wounds sustained earlier, U.S. military spokesman said, without specifying the nationalities of any of the soldiers. He said medics were operating on a third soldier hit in the Swairah attack, but did not say how badly he was wounded. Also at least one Ukrainian soldier was killed and two others wounded in an ambush in southeastern Iraq, the Ukrainian defense ministry stated Wednesday. The incident took place near the village of Zubadia, some 180 kilometers southeast of Baghdad, when three Ukrainian armored personnel carriers came under attack. Two US military helicopters provided cover for the Ukrainians to evacuate their men after the attack, AFP reported. A third US chopper transported the injured troops toward Baghdad, where they were reported to be in stable condition. Meanwhile, a series of blasts and gunfire rocked Fallujah Wednesday in new fighting after a heavy battle the night before, witnesses said. Gunfire and mortar blasts could be heard for more than an hour from southwestern Fallujah in the afternoon, then three explosions shook the area as U.S. warplanes circled over head. A black plume of smoke rose over the area. Earlier, a US military spokesman said contacts between US forces and local leaders to disarm Iraqi resistance fighters in the city were continuing. **PHOTO CAPTION*** U.S. Marines guard detained Iraqi men near the town of Falluja on April 27, 2004. The men were detained for helping wounded resistance fighters. (Reuters)