Objective of Russian ‘aid convoy’ remains unclear as UN observers say death toll has doubled in two weeksThe death toll from conflict in eastern Ukraine has doubled in the past fortnight, the UN’s human rights office said on Wednesday, as international wrangling continued over a controversial Russian aid convoy to the region.The UN office said its “very conservative estimates” suggested the death toll has risen to 2,086 by the beginning of this week, up from 1129 on 26 July. About 5,000 people had been injured, it said, in figures that represented “a clear escalating trend” of violence in the east. …read more
Source: The Guardian
