31 August, 2014

The invasion of Ukraine, in maps, satellite photos, and video - Quartz

The invasion of Ukraine, in maps, satellite photos, and video - Quartz: The United Nations published a report today on the human cost of the conflict in Ukraine, noting that at least 2,593 people—around 36 per day—have been killed as a result of the fighting. Nearly 200,000 people in the country have been displaced, including more than half of the residents of Donetsk and Luhansk. Some 468 people are believed to be detained by “various armed groups,” the UN said. In a separate report, released yesterday, Human Rights Watch revealed evidence that separatist fighters are “arbitrarily detaining civilians and subjecting them to torture, degrading treatment, and forced labor.”