Russia high-ranking officials caused death of at least 2,263 Ukrainian troops, loss of over UAH 1.3 trillion - Lutsenko

11:31, 23.08.2016 1 min read

Actions of Russian high-ranking officials who were notified by Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) on suspicion of committing crimes against the national security of Ukraine have resulted in the deaths of at least 2,263 Ukrainian military servicemen and caused losses of over UAH 1 .3 trillion, Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko has said.

"Acts of crime committed by the accomplices started on February 2014 have caused death of at least 2,263 military servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and other military units and wounded of at least 8,393 military servicemen. They also caused losses in the form of destruction of military equipment, weapons and other military assets worth over UAH 1.3 trillion," he said at a press conference in Kyiv on Monday.