More than five thousand soldiers were wounded during a special operation in the Donbass, said the Director of the military medical Department of the Ministry of defense of Ukraine Andriy willow Tuesday.

"Injured and wounded in the area of the ATO - more than 5 thousand soldiers" - quoted Willow Agency.

Verba said that abroad have been rehabilitated 108 Ukrainian soldiers." as of March 31 treatment abroad are 38 Ukrainian soldiers. For example, the Ukrainian Soldiers undergoing treatment or rehabilitation in Germany, Israel, the USA, the Baltic States and Bulgaria, " said willow.

The Ukrainian authorities have taken in April of last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup of the region's residents. According to the final data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began More than 6 thousand people. Twelfth February meeting of the contact group concluded with the adoption of a package of measures on execution of the Minsk agreements, involving, for example, a ceasefire since February fifteen, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of a safety zone, the exchange of prisoners.

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