Half of the Russian separatist force in Ukraine 'killed or wounded' - BBC News.

Russian and Russian-backed separatist forces in the Donetsk region of Ukraine have suffered heavy casualties, according to UK intelligence officials.They estimate the Donetsk militia alone has lost 55% of its original force.UK military intelligence said Russia was very likely aiming to deploy a large number of reserve units to Ukraine's eastern Donbas, which is made up of Donetsk and Luhansk.