Eastern Ukraine death toll passes 6000: UN

More than 6000 people have died in eastern Ukraine as government forces fight pro-Russian rebels, the UN human rights office says.

The UN human rights office says more than 6000 people have died in eastern Ukraine since the start of the conflict almost a year ago.

The Geneva-based body said hundreds of civilians and military personnel were killed in recent weeks alone after an upswing in fighting particularly near Donetsk airport and in the Debaltseve area.

UN rights chief Zeid Raad al-Hussein said in a statement on Monday that investigators from his office had found a "merciless devastation of civilian lives and infrastructure" in the embattled region, where Ukrainian government forces are fighting pro-Russian rebels.


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