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Sajdik: Use of heavy weapons in Donbas results in more than double rise of civilian toll in past year

By Interfax-Ukraine.

Published May 24, 2017 at 8:27 pm

OSCE monitors are inspecting the site near village Pryshyb, near Lugansk on April 25, where OSCE patrol vehicle was destroyed by an explosion on April 23.

Photo by AFP

MINSK – OSCE Special Envoy to the Trilateral Contact Group Martin Sajdik is concerned about an abrupt growth of the civilian toll in Donbas.

Sajdik told reporters in Minsk on Wednesday, showing the relevant chart, that it had been very regretful that the civilian toll had increased 120% in the past year.

He said that this had resulted from continued application of heavy weapons and dragging out demining efforts.