Conflict in eastern Ukraine between state forces and Russian-backed separatists has escalated in recent weeks, despite a series of cease-fire attempts over the past year, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE) reported on Tuesday.
“It’s still, unfortunately, an active conflict,” Lamberto Zannier, secretary-general of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Europe’s primary security body, told the broadcaster. “We see … ongoing military activities, especially on the separatist side.”
The humanitarian situation in the country is bleak, he said. Civilians have accounted for many of the conflict’s casualties and hundreds of thousands have been displaced.
Heavy weaponry has been moved back to the front and combatants are engaging in nighttime maneuvers, RFE reported.
[RFE]
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