Some 2,197 Ukrainian military killed since conflict start in Donbas

12:22, 17.02.2017 1 min read

Since the beginning of the conflict in eastern Ukraine 2,197 Ukrainian soldiers were killed, performing tasks there, Chief of General Staff – Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Viktor Muzhenko has said.

"Combat losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine for this period amount to 2,197 people dead and about 8,000 wounded," Muzhenko said during a meeting with foreign military attaches in Kyiv on Friday.