NSDC: Almost 840 Ukrainian servicemen die, over 3,000 wounded in hostilities

The hostilities in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions of Ukraine have killed 837 Ukrainian servicemen and injured another 3,044, Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) information and analytical center speaker Andriy Lysenko said.

"As of September 4, throughout the ATO period 837 Ukrainian servicemen have died and 3,044 have been injured," he said at a press briefing on Thursday.

He said the information about casualties had been verified and confirmed but it would be updated further after the end of the operation in Ilovaisk.