“Government forces pressed on with an offensive in eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, claiming they had inflicted heavy losses on separatist fighters, though this was denied by the rebels. A spokesman for Kiev’s ‘anti-terrorist operation’ said more than 300 rebel fighters had been killed and about 500 wounded in fierce fighting in the past 24 hours in and around the city of Slaviansk, a strategically located separatist stronghold.”
Source: Ukraine government claims heavy rebel losses as fighting rages on | Reuters