More than 500 members of the National Guard of Ukraine have died since the Russia-Ukraine war in late February, said Oleksiy Nadtochyi, the head of its operational department, APA reports citing NBC News.
This is the first time the military force has announced its death toll since the war began.
Nadtochyi told state media that 501 members were killed and 1,697 have been injured, NBC News reported.
The National Guard covers Ukraine’s northern border with Belarus and is also involved in operations in the country’s eastern and south regions, Nadtochyi added.
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