MOSCOW, April 11. /TASS/. The Ukrainian army’s casualties in the Krasny Liman area have increased by about a third recently, Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) people’s militia Lieutenant-Colonel Andrey Marochko said on Tuesday.

"The losses of Ukrainian militants have increased by about 30% lately, according to various estimates," the retired LPR officer said in a live broadcast on Russia’s TV Channel One.

Marochko told TASS earlier on Tuesday that the Ukrainian military experienced a shortage of munitions and problems with the evacuation of its wounded soldiers in the Krasny Liman direction due to the successful advance by Russian troops in that frontline area.