Since the beginning of the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) in Donbas on May 1, Russian-backed forces have suffered huge losses – namely, 115 troops were killed and 149 were wounded.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
UNIAN: Russia-backed separatists suffer huge losses last month in Donbas
A Russian flag flies near Russia-backed separatists sitting atop a 2S1 Gvozdika (122-mm self-propelled howitzer) as a convoy of Russian-hybrid forces takes a break as they move from the frontline near the eastern Ukrainian city of Starobeshevo in Donetsk region, on Feb. 25, 2015.