Thirty-five combat medics killed during ATO

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has visited the Main Military Clinical Hospital in Kyiv on Friday to congratulate combat medics on their upcoming professional holiday.

"This is one of the most important and needed occupations. You return health and sometimes life to people," the president said.

He said some 2,500 medics provide medical aid at the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) front line and 197 of them have been awarded state medals.

"Unfortunately, we lost 35 combat medics," Poroshenko said