Kyiv says 2,300 Ukrainian soldiers killed in Donbas
Up to 2,300 Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen have been killed during the anti-terrorist operation in Donbas, and another 273 remain unaccounted for, Col. Oleksiy Nozdrachov, director of the Armed Forces' civilian-military cooperation department, has said.
"As of today, approximately 2,300 servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces were confirmed killed," he told a press conference in Kyiv on Tuesday.
Another 273 Ukrainian soldiers are listed as missing, he added.
"As our practice shows, out of 100% of missing people, some 40% may be held in captivity, and the remaining 60% are most likely to have been killed," Nozdrachov said.
"Consequently, we believe that 70-80 servicemen are in captivity and, to our regret, the remaining 60% have been killed," the colonel added.