UN: Increase in fighting results in highest number of civilian casualties in June since August 2015

16:54, 09.07.2016 1 min read

June has been characterized by intense fighting in the conflict area in eastern Ukraine, resulting in the highest number of civilian casualties in a month since August 2015, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said in a report.

OCHA recorded 69 conflict-related civilian casualties in June (12 fatalities and 57 injuries).

The majority of the casualties (four fatalities and 37 injuries) were caused by shelling from various artillery systems, including calibers prohibited by the Minsk Agreement.

Moreover, 19 casualties (five killed and 14 injured) were caused by mines, explosive remnants of war and improvised explosive devices.

Since the beginning of the conflict, 21,880 people were wounded and 9,470 killed, up to 2,000 of the fatalities were civilians.