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The death toll during the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in eastern Ukraine has totaled 1,541 Ukrainian soldiers from the Armed Forces, including airmobile troops, while the enemy's loss has been estimated at 14,600 men.

This was written on Facebook by civil volunteer Tetiana Rychkova, citing data from a military attaché, who announced the figures at a briefing at Ukraine's Zhytomyr firing range.

"The death toll statistics during the ATO are the following: 1,205 servicemen from the Armed Forces of Ukraine and 336 airmobile troopers have been killed, while the occupants' losses totaled 14,600 people. State awards were given to 894 Ukrainian servicemen, five of them were also awarded with the Hero of Ukraine title," she wrote.

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