A total of 147 military servicemen have been killed and 267 injured since the armed standoff began in the eastern Ukrainian regions, the Director of the Military-Medical Department of the Defense Ministry, Medical Service Colonel Vitaliy Andronaty, told a parliamentary healthcare committee on Wednesday.

Ninety-two soldiers have suffered traumas in the anti-terrorist operation zone since March 8, including 14 sustaining combat traumas, he said. Of the 267 injured, 247 sustained combat injuries. Currently, 13 injured personnel are in critical condition.

The official pointed to shortages of sanitary transport vehicles. The Defense Ministry also needs sanitary vehicles with enhanced off-road capabilities. Andronaty said that patients and the injured get transported from the security operation zone by Mil Mi-8 helicopters and Antonov An-26 medical aircraft.

Earlier this week Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister Vitali Yarema said that 125 government troops were killed in the southeast, including 96 military personnel, 22 policemen, as well as Ukrainian border guards and security officers.