Olga Denisova. More than 2, 3 million people in the Ukraine had to flee their homes Since the beginning of the conflict in the Donbas in April 2014. More than half of them were displaced, almost a million people sought asylum in neighbouring countries, according to a report by the office of the United Nations office for the coordination of humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

From mid-April 2014 until 27 July 2015 in the conflict area in Eastern Ukraine killed at least 6832 (both military and civilian), wounded - 17087 people.

It is noted that the real victim have the ability to be much higher. The mission of the United Nations human rights in Ukraine and world health Organization in its own conclusions based on official information on casualties among the Ukrainian military provided by the authorities of the country, as well as on information from medical institutions in the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR, which has been lost civilians and representatives of the armed groups.

According to the report, on July 31, the Ukrainian government gave 1 million 414 thousand 798 people as internally displaced persons. At the same period, More than 925 thousand citizens of Ukraine have applied for asylum, residence permits and other forms of legal stay in neighbouring countries. So, just Over 2, 3 million people have fled their homes Since the conflict began in the East in April 2014.

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