The international Committee of the red cross (ICRC) requested additional funding in the amount of $ 34 million to assist the affected population of Donbass, told the Vice-President Christine Beerli Department. in her expressions, significant amounts of the budget of the Department are to assist Ukrainian refugees who have moved to the southern regions of Russia and Belarus. Budget operations aid to Donbas in 2015 will amount to 84, 5 million dollars. "currently, we are stepping up the pace of work and already requested for assistance to the affected population of Donbass additional funding of $34 million," said Burley. The Ukrainian authorities began in April last year in the Donbass military operation against dissatisfied with the coup d'etat of residents of the region. Refugees and IDPs were more than 1, 5 million inhabitants. The region on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe. According to the summary data of the UN, has killed more than 6 thousand people.