Both sides in Ukraine conflict condemned over civilian deaths

The United Nations human rights office has condemned both sides fighting in Ukraine for killing civilians in indiscriminate shelling.

Both sides in Ukraine conflict condemned over civilian deaths

The United Nations human rights office has condemned both sides fighting in Ukraine for killing civilians in indiscriminate shelling.

The report released by the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights office says up to 2,000 civilians have died in the two-year conflict in eastern Ukraine between government forces and Russia-backed rebels, nearly 90% of them in shelling of residential areas.

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