UN: 1129 people had been killed since starting the military operation in eastern Ukraine

UN: 1129 people had been killed since starting the military operation in eastern Ukraine

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3.5 thousand people had been wounded

GENEVA, July 28. 1129 people had been killed since starting the military operation in eastern Ukraine, and nearly 3.5 thousand people have been injured. These figures led the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay, introducing the report of the monitoring mission of the Office of Ukraine.

“As of July 26, at least 1129 people were killed and 3442 wounded,” – said in a communique released by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

It is emphasized that it is “on conservative estimates” of the monitoring mission and the World Health Organization (WHO).

The fourth report of the OHCHR covers the length of time from June 8 to July 15, 2014. If you consider the statistics only from the middle of April, when the east of Ukraine clashes with the army militia, until July 15, then the number of victims reaches about one thousand. Of more than half – 522 dead people – civilians.

According to the report, the cause of death of the majority of people have recently become intense shelling of settlements and so-called “collateral damage” of hostilities occurring in places of residence dense civilian population.

“A growing number of people killed and severe damage to civilian infrastructure, depending on the circumstances may be regarded as a violation of international humanitarian law”, – said Pillay, adding that “you need to stop fighting.” “Both sides should carefully take care to avoid new victims and casualties among civilians,” – said the main UN human rights activist.

In areas of eastern Ukraine, controlled by militias, “there was a complete rejection of the rule of law,” the report said.

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