A refugee sits in a shelter in the north part of Donetsk, near the airport Nov. 20, 2014.
Hardships Grow for Millions in Eastern Ukraine, U.N. Report Says -- New York Times
GENEVA — Fighting between government forces and pro-Russian armed groups is claiming an average of 13 lives a day, and after nine months of conflict, the approach of winter has created life-threatening conditions for many civilians in eastern Ukraine, the United Nations reported on Monday.
The fighting has killed 1,357 people since a Sept. 5 peace accord reached by all parties to the conflict, the United Nations human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine reported, bringing the total number of fatalities to at least 4,707 and the number of injured to 10,322.
More than 100 incidents of indiscriminate shelling of built-up areas were reported in November alone, according to the United Nations, citing as an example the shelling of a soccer field in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, killing two people, including a child, and the shelling nearby of the city of Horlivka, which killed five civilians, including two children.
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More News On The Humanitarian Crisis In Eastern Ukraine
UN Says Kiev's Economic Blockade to Eastern Ukraine Has Dire Consequences -- Sputnik
UN accuses Ukraine forces and pro-Russia rebels of torture -- Deutsche Welle
UN issues damning report on Ukraine crisis -- Press TV
Donetsk Feels Pinch From Economic Blockade -- VOA
Winter Is Coming. So Are Ukraine’s Refugees -- Bloomberg Businessweek
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