DONETSK, May 12. /ITAR-TASS/. From the start of standoff between Ukrainian federalisation supporters and advocates of Kiev authorities 49 people were killed in east Ukraine’s Donetsk region, the press service of the Donetsk regional authorities said on Monday.

“From the start of bloody clashes in the region (on March 13) including a punitive operation of law enforcement agencies 49 people were killed in Donetsk Region. As many as 245 wounded people were taken to hospitals with gunshot wounds,” the press service reported.

Meanwhile, “a total of 150 people were taken to hospitals for this period of time and 65 of them stayed at hospitals in the morning on May 12,” the press service reported.