Because of the conflict in the East of Ukraine, their homes had to leave about 2, 2 million people, this information is given in the weekly Bulletin of the office of the United Nations office for the coordination of humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
as of may 28, 867 thousand Inhabitants of Ukraine were within the limits of the neighbouring countries, they appealed to the authorities With a petition for asylum, residence permits or other forms of legal stay, " reads the Bulletin. For the last two weeks the number of those who left Ukraine, " presumably on 10 thousand People ", reports the news Agency.
referring to the Ukrainian authorities OCHA informs that, as of 27 may, the number of internally displaced persons in Ukraine has reached 1 million 315 thousand 625 people. The increase for the week amounted to 16 thousand People." This means that From mid-April 2014 2, 2 million Ukrainian Residents, including registered internally displaced persons left their homes because of the conflict ", - is Reported in the Gazette. 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. 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.

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