The number of victims of the conflict in the Donbas reached 6 243 thousand people
Because of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine Since April 2014 6 243 thousand people lost their lives and fifteen thousand 615 people were injured, said a spokesman for the office of the high Commissioner of United Nations for human rights Ravina Shamdasani. "Since mid-April 2014, for information on 3rd may 2015, order 6243 people were marked as dead and 15615 people were injured in the conflict area in Eastern Ukraine. This is a very rough estimate of the Monitoring Mission for human rights in Ukraine and world health organization, based on official data, "said RIA" Novosti " Shamdasani.
According to Shamdasani, " the Monitoring mission for human rights and who believe that the real number of victims is much higher." In March this year the office of the high Commissioner for human rights (OHCHR), the UN was informed that the victims of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine Since early April of last year were 6 116 thousand people and fifteen thousand 474 received damage to health. At the same time in early February it was announced that the victims of the fighting in Ukraine, according to German special services, were about 50 thousand People, which is almost 10 times more than is shown in official data. Since mid-April last year, the Kyiv authorities are in the East of Ukraine "special operation" to suppress the protest movement in the Donbass. The military actively used heavy machinery and military aircraft and helicopters. Refers to a large number of dead and wounded among the civilian population and the destruction of houses and infrastructure. According to the summary data of the UN, the victims of the conflict began more than 6 thousand People. It is noted that the end of hostilities in the Donbass was on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe.