President: Ukraine lost 2,652 soldiers in Donbas

Since the beginning of 2017, 69 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 420 were wounded in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) zone as a result of enemy attacks.

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said this, speaking to the soldiers of the tank brigade in Luhansk region, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"Since the beginning of the year, 69 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and 420 soldiers were wounded as a result of enemy attacks," the President said.

According to the President, Ukraine has lost 2,652 heroes since the beginning of the anti-terrorist operation.

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