No battle casualties in Ukrainian army yesterday, - ATO spokesperson

No Ukrainian military were killed or wounded in the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in the east of Ukraine on Jan. 17.

This was announced by Defense Ministry spokesperson on ATO matters Oleksandr Motuzianyk at a briefing on Wednesday, Censor.NET reports.

"Over the past 24-hour period, no Ukrainian military were killed or wounded in combat," he said.

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According to the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, Russian hybrid forces and military groups killed 10,000 Ukrainians; more than 20,000 were injured. According to the UN, 9,758 people were killed and 23,000 were injured since the beginning of the ATO.