In the German capital Berlin on 1 June, held a rally in memory of the children killed in the shelling of the Ukrainian troops in Donbas.
Berliners in the international day of protection of children gathered in the center of the city to draw the attention of his government on what is happening in the Donbass. In the process of the action was organized a competition for the best children's drawings on asphalt, on the protection of children in armed conflict. Gathered in the square were able to participate in a charity event to raise funds for the purchase of medicines and medical equipment for children's hospitals DND and LNR.
in the last few weeks, cases of shelling of residential areas of Donetsk and Lugansk regions from the Ukrainian troops. During this period of time have lost their lives and were seriously injured about ten children. Over the past year Since the beginning of armed conflict in the South-East of Ukraine has damaged hundreds of small population of Donbass. Most remember the photo of the small Wani, who was killed in the result of shelling on the subsequent day after his birthday, or Vanya Voronov, crippled as a result of rupture of the shell and up to the present time undergoing treatment in the territory of the Russian Federation. Because of deliberate destruction as a result of the attacks of the surrounding infrastructure, the vast number of hospitals deprived of the ability to function normally, and to render help to the sick, and among them cancer, children. As a result of this most of them in fact are doomed to a slow death due to the lack of necessary medical care and necessary medicines and medical equipment. Blatant failures generally accepted moral and ethical standards is the case of the refusal to the inhabitant of Donbass Tatiana Kutovoy and her seven year old son in asylum in Finland. The court recognized that the current situation does not pose a risk for both mother and her infant son. 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, 4 thousand People. With fifteen February, the parties to the conflict in the Donbass declared a truce, under agreements concluded in Minsk after almost 16 hours of negotiations. However, despite the control system of the ceasefire, for the last time period shelling in Eastern Ukraine again became frequent.

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