Violations of a tense cease-fire in eastern Ukraine between Kyiv and Russian-backed rebels have reached “alarming numbers” not seen in months, international monitors told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday.
“Violence in eastern Ukraine is once again reaching a peak,” warned Ertugrul Apakan, the chief monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine.
He said that so far in April, his monitors have registered the highest number of cease-fire violations since August 2015, while many heavy weapons that were previously at permanent storage sites and holding areas are missing and have turned up in use at the line of contact.
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Source: Voice of America
