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2 of March, 10:30

UN: from the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine have lost their lives more than 6 thousand people
Elizabeth Isakov. More than 6 thousand people lost their lives since the conflict began in Ukraine, the updated data results in the first day of the week the office of the high Commissioner of the United Nations on human rights.

According to OHCHR, collected together with the world health organization on March 2, the number of deaths in Ukraine amounted to more than 6 thousand people, including 298 passengers Malaysian Boeing, about 14, 8 thousand people were injured. It's estimated figures on March 2, whereas information on February 28, died 5809 people.

in Management it is noteworthy that the real figures may be much higher because all of the data about the victims of the OHCHR mission in Ukraine cannot be obtained.

The sharp increase in the number of deaths in the Control associated with the indiscriminate shelling of densely populated areas. In addition, increased cases of use of heavy weapons and systems of volley fire.

As expected, the first day of the week the mission of the OHCHR will publish the ninth report on the situation of human rights and international humanitarian law in Ukraine. The document covers the period from 1 December 2014 on fifteen February 2015. In it, for example, considers the situation around settlements Debaltsevo, fighting in the area which is tightened at the end of January-beginning of February.


dialogues " channel four ", held on 12 February, took place against a background of a sharp aggravation of the situation in the Donbass, instigated by the Ukrainian law enforcers who, having increased strength, began to storm the position of the militia. According to the results of the meeting of the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany adopted a package of measures involving, for example, a cease-fire in the Donbass with fifteen February, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the development of a security zone.

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