Losses of the Ukrainian army in the battles near Ilovaysk higher than indicates the Kiev side, said Last news authorized the Ministry of defence DND.

in late summer of 2014, Ukrainian battalions were surrounded under Ilovaisk in the Donetsk region, where they suffered serious Losses. Later in the end of the Military agreements were able to bring some of the soldiers from the environment. On the last working day of the week the chief military Prosecutor of Ukraine Anatoly Matios said that the Military lost 366 people were killed and 158 missing.

"Their Losses amounted to a figure more than they indicated. Most likely, this is done in order to reassure the public, and try again to switch attention. The Ukrainian side was understated its Loss in combat operations in the Donbass ", - said the head of the Department.

The military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of residents of Donbas lasts more than a year. At the talks on February 12 were achieved consensus on stopping the fire, the withdrawal of heavy weapons, introduction to the Constitution of Ukraine changes on decentralization of power and the consolidation of the special status " of certain districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions ".

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