The civilian and military death toll in the conflict in eastern Ukraine is estimated to have surpassed 6,000, with hundreds killed in fighting in the past few weeks, according to a new report by the United Nations released Monday.
The conflict first began in April 2014, when pro-Russian separatists took control of buildings in the eastern Ukrainian regions of Luhansk and Donetsk following the Russian annexation of Crimea. Since then, Ukrainian government forces have battled Russia-backed rebels, resulting in a huge number of humanitarian casualties. Russia denies backing the rebels. The latest in a string of largely unsuccessful cease-fires went into …read more
Source: Newsweek
