Hundreds Of People Have Died During The Latest Ukraine Ceasefire
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The UN found that artillery, tank, and small arms fire was ongoing in and around the separatist hotbeds of Donetsk and Luhansk, where pro-Moscow rebels have proclaimed independence from Ukraine. The September ceasefire followed a Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine meant to prevent the country's last pockets of separatist resistance from falling during a Ukrainian military offensive. It's now apparent that the ceasefire hasn't really put a halt to hostilities.
These latest reported casualties bring the total number of fighters and civilians killed in the Ukraine conflict to at least 3,660. A report by Gianni Magazzeni, a senior United Nations human rights official, stated that most civilian deaths were caused by shelling of residential areas by both pro-Russian separatists and a Ukrainian army bent on wrestling the breakaway regions back under Kiev's control.
Fighting at the Ukrainian army-held Donetsk airport - one of the conflict's major flashpoints - has also continued for over a week. Photos of a collapsed airport terminal circulated on Twitter this morning.
#BreakingPicture Most of the structure of #Donetsk #airport's Terminal 1 has collapsed due to Russian shelling. pic.twitter.com/c0lk12SXBR
- Conflict Reporter (@Conflict_Report) October 8, 2014
This before picture makes it clear. 70-80% of the front collapsed so far. #RussiaDestroysUkraine pic.twitter.com/IlobehF2I4
- Conflict Reporter (@Conflict_Report) October 8, 2014
The Los Angeles Time is also reporting that Russian surveillance drones are scouting areas around the strategically crucial Ukrainian government-held frontline city of Mariupol, perhaps in order to scout targets for a future offensive.
The war in Ukraine is continuing despite the ceasefire - raising fears of what the conflict might begin to look like if and when the agreement officially collapses.
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