Suicide was the leading cause of deaths outside of battle during the last two years for Ukraine’s military, the country’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday, local media reported. There were 171 cases of suicide followed by 137 cases of accidents as the leading causes of non-battle deaths, according to the ministry.
The Ukrainian government has reported the deaths of 2,027 military service personnel for 2014-2015 so far. Of those deaths, 597 service members died in noncombat related circumstances. …read more
Source: International Business Times
