Debaltseve, Ukraine (Sergey Polezhaka/Reuters) On Tuesday, the United Nations released its latest death toll in the ongoing fighting in eastern Ukraine. The new figure represents an ominous turning point in the battle between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists that was supposed to have halted under a September ceasefire agreement. With over 5,300 deaths (many of them civilians), more people have now died since the ceasefire than in the five months of violence before it. The past few weeks have been marked by a surge in deadly attacks, including bus bombings, the capture of Donetsk airport by the rebels, indiscriminate shelling, …read more
Source: The Atlantic
