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49 people have been killed in Donetsk region, including during the Ukrainian security forces' operation, since the armed standoff began in eastern Ukraine on March 13.

A total of 245 people have been taken to hospital with gunshot injuries over the period, according to the data unveiled by the healthcare department of the Donetsk regional state administration on Monday. In all, 150 were hospitalized, 65 of them had remained in a hospital by the morning of May 12.

This is the statistic of municipal medical institutions, the statement said.