Four people have been injured in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) since the start of the new year as a result of the Ukrainian army's actions, a representative of the DPR ombudsman's office said on Friday
DONETSK (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 11th January, 2019) Four people have been injured in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) since the start of the new year as a result of the Ukrainian army's actions, a representative of the DPR ombudsman's office said on Friday."From January 1 to January 10, 2019, four people, including one DPR soldier and three civilians, were injured as a result of armed aggression by Ukraine on the territory of the DPR," the representative said.
According to the ombudsman's office, 4,114 men, 615 women and 81 children have been killed in the DPR since the beginning of the Donbas conflict.
The military operation in eastern Ukraine was launched by Kiev in 2014 against militias in Donbas, after local residents of the region refused to recognize the new Ukrainian authorities.
In 2015, a ceasefire deal was signed between conflicting sides in Minsk following talks that were brokered by the leaders of the so-called Normandy group � Russia, France, Germany and Ukraine. Despite the ceasefire agreement, sporadic fighting has continued in Donbas. To date, the situation remains tense, with both sides accusing each other of violating the ceasefire. According to the United Nations, more than 10,000 people have died in the conflict.
