More than 50 of the Ukrainian military, law enforcement officers and members of the self-defense battalion " Donbass " were killed during special operations in the East of the country, told Ukrainian TV channel " 1 1 ".
according to TV channel, fifty percent of those killed were on service in the armed forces of Ukraine. Thus, under the Volnovaha lost his life 17 fighters 51-th mechanized brigade. Six more died close to Kramatorsk, having got in an ambush. The Ministry of defence of Ukraine does not inform the exact death toll, RIA " Novosti ". The interior Ministry has lost about 30 of his fighters. 12 of them died on Thursday in a helicopter, which under the Slavic knocked militias. Lost his life also five authorized volunteer self-defense battalion " Donbass ". There are among the Ukrainian military and missing. According to those who had returned from captivity alive in captivity by the militias of the Donetsk Republic there are dozens of security officials.

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