Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Ukraine War News Updates -- September 9, 2015

Armed pro-Russian rebels of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic take part in a rally on September 7, 2015, in Donetsk to mark the anniversary of the releasing of the region from occupation during WWII (AFP Photo/Aleksey Filippov)

New York Times: Nearly 8,000 Killed in Ukraine Conflict, U.N. Says

GENEVA — Nearly 8,000 people have died in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, the United Nations said Tuesday in a report blaming the continuing influx of fighters and weaponry from Russia as the major obstacle to peace.

At least 7,962 people have been killed and 17,811 wounded in the fighting that erupted in April 2014, the United Nations human rights chief, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, said in a statement issued with the latest report by his agency’s monitors in Ukraine.

They said more than 400 civilians had been killed or wounded in artillery exchanges in the three most recent months covered by the report, more than double the number in the preceding three months, and cited daily violations of the cease-fire accord negotiated in February in Minsk, Belarus, between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian groups controlling large portions of eastern Ukraine.

Ukraine War News Updates -- September 9, 2015

Close to 8,000 people killed in eastern Ukraine, says UN human rights report -- UN News Centre
Ukraine conflict has left almost 8,000 dead: UN -- AFP
U.N. says close to 8,000 killed in east Ukraine -- Reuters
Civilian Deaths, Injuries Double in Eastern Ukraine Despite Cease-Fire -- AP
Human cost of Ukraine crisis in numbers -- BBC
Ukraine conflict death toll nears 8,000: UN -- Deutsche Welle
UN: Killings, Violations on Increase in Ukraine Conflict -- VOA
Ukraine fighting at lowest level since conflict broke out -- BBC
Violence in Ukraine reaches lowest level since beginning of conflict -- UPI
Ukraine cease-fire allows time to regroup -- Deutsche Welle
Ukraine still faces threat of Russian military offensive - Poroshenko -- Reuters
East Ukraine rebels release arrested leader amid infighting -- Reuters
Ukrainian Separatist Leader Released By Rebels After Four-Day Detention -- Radio Free Europe
Russia says truce holding in Ukraine but little progress on peace plan -- Reuters
Russia Steps Up Pressure On Ukraine Over Debt -- Radio Free Europe
What Ukraine owes Russia -- Economist
U.S. sees continued international support for Ukraine: senior official -- Reuters
New Ukraine truce: rays of hope and clouds of doubt -- AFP
Reduced ceasefire violations and a 'coup' in Donetsk increase likelihood of a 'freezing' of the eastern Ukraine conflict -- IHS Jane's 360
Ukraine crisis: Is conflict fuelling far-right threat? -- David Stern, BBC

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