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KHARKIV - Forty-two Ukrainian servicemen, among them eleven with gunshot wounds, have been admitted to the Kharkiv hospital in the recent day. The condition of one serviceman is critical, head of the Kharkiv region state administration's healthcare department Oleksandr Halatsan has said.

“Eleven out of 42 servicemen admitted to the hospital have gunshot wounds [five are wounded in the head]. All their surgeries have been carried out. One injured serviceman is on the critical list, the condition of two is serious, and the condition of another two is fair,” the administration press service has quoted Halatsan as saying.

A helicopter airlifted nine servicemen, including two with gunshot wounds, to the clinic on Thursday afternoon. One serviceman has a head wound. According to Halatsan, the servicemen are not critical. They are being prepared for surgery.