Monday, December 15, 2014

United Nations: Ukraine Conflict Has Claimed Over 4,700 Lives

A pro-Russian-separatist patrols the street in front of Russian humanitarian trucks in Makiivka (Makeyevka) in Donetsk region, December 12, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Maxim Shemetov

Around 1,300 Killed In Ukraine Since Ceasefire: U.N. -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Around 1,300 people have been killed in Ukraine's separatist conflict since a September ceasefire, according to a U.N. report that said many living in the country's rebel-held east were struggling to survive.

As of Dec. 12, 4,707 combatants and civilians had been killed since pro-Russian rebels seized eastern regions near the border with Russia in April.

Of these deaths, 1,357, or nearly 30 percent, were recorded after the Sept. 5 truce, some of which may have occurred prior to that date, the report released on Monday said.

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More News On Casualty Numbers For The Ukraine Conflict

UN says death toll in eastern Ukraine rises to 4,707 with many killed despite cease-fire -- US News and World Report/AP
UN says around 1,300 killed in Ukraine since ceasefire -- Herald Scotland
UN says over 1,300 people killed despite Ukraine truce -- World Bulletin

My Comment: Everyone that I know in Ukraine tells me these reported casualty numbers are a small fraction of the total number who have been killed and wounded in this conflict. Meanwhile .... the war continues .... Security operations under way at airports in south-east Ukraine -- ITAR-TASS

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