The Supreme Commissioner of the United Nations for human rights Navi Pillay urged the Ukrainian authorities to provide safety of the peaceful inhabitants in the district of conducting special operations in the South-East of the country, according to a press release from the organization.

" The Commissioner Pillay is agitated by the government of Ukraine to exercise restraint and ensure the conduct of special operations in accordance with international standards, as well as efforts to ensure the safety of civilians, " said the report.

As emphasized in a statement released on Wednesday the report of the UN experts, " local residents in areas where there are fights, more and more often find themselves in the crossfire of Ukrainian soldiers and armed groups, increases the number of killed and wounded among the civilian population."

Kiev mid April conducts special military operation to suppress the independence supporters in the East of Ukraine, do not recognise the legality of the new Ukrainian authorities that came to power in the result of the February coup d'etat.

in the Russian capital this special operation, which has already led to numerous casualties on both sides and among them among the peaceful residents, called punitive and campaigning Kiev immediately to stop her.

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