The rate of civilian fatalities has drastically grown in Donbas, as more than 40 civilians have been killed since the beginning of this year, Principal Deputy Chief of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission Alexander Hug said at a press briefing in Kyiv on May 25.
Forty-four civilians were killed and 181 sustained injuries in Donbas in the period from Jan. 1 till May 24, Hug said.
The OSCE SMM observed 84 civilian injuries and 23 deaths in the relevant period of 2016, he said, adding that 110 percent year-on-year growth had occurred.
Hug said his colleagues are verifying information about this high number of civilian casualties.
