Fighting Has Escalated In East In Recent Months, Says U.N. Agency

The conflict in eastern Ukraine has been escalating over the last few months as it enters its fourth year, according to the latest figures from the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

From Feb. 16 to May 15, 2017, the U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) recorded 36 conflict-related civilian deaths and 157 injuries, a 48 percent increase from the previous reporting period, which ran from Nov. 16, 2016 to Feb. 15, 2017.

During the...