LUGANSK, November 29. /TASS/. The number of deaths among wounded Ukrainian troops has sharply increased in units stationed near the cities of Kupyansk and Krasny Liman, Andrey Marochko, an officer with the Lugansk People’s Republic’s (LPR) People’s Militia, told TASS on Tuesday.

"The number of deaths is rising among wounded troops from the Ukrainian armed units stationed near Kupyansk and Krasny Liman," he noted. "The reasons are that the wounded can’t get medical assistance on time, there aren’t enough special vehicles and hospital beds," Marochko explained.

The Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday that in the Kupyansk direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces had tried to carry out an offensive operation towards the LPR settlement of Kuzemovka, while in the Krasny Liman direction, Russian artillery units had defeated two Ukrainian company tactical groups set to advance towards Chervonaya Dibrova.