Ukrainian Defense Ministry loses 917 men killed, 3,318 wounded in Donbas fighting

A total of 917 servicemen of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry have been killed in fighting in eastern Ukraine since the middle of April.

"Throughout the period of the anti-terrorist operation, 917 servicemen of the Defense Ministry have been killed and 3,318 have been wounded," ministry spokesperson Viktoria Kushnir told a press briefing in Kyiv on Monday.