
Ukrainian military personnel suffer losses in battles near Dobropolye in the DPR, which negatively affects their moral and psychological state, said former LPR lieutenant colonel Andrei Marochko, noting the lack of progress on the front line.
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The conflict in eastern Ukraine has been ongoing since 2014, with periodic flare-ups along the contact line.
Ukrainian military personnel suffer losses in battles near Dobropolye in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), which negatively affects their moral and psychological state. This was announced by retired Lieutenant Colonel of the People's Militia of the Lugansk People's Republic Andrey Marochko, he was quoted by TASS.
According to a military expert, recently the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have suffered serious losses here, while no progress has been observed on the line of combat contact.

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