UN says Ukraine conflict death toll passes 6,100April 17, 2015 - 18:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The United Nations says the number of people killed in a year of fighting in Ukraine has now passed 6,100, and says it's increasingly worried that breaches in a cease-fire will further worsen the human rights situation in parts of the country's east, the Associated Press reports. The UN human rights office in Geneva estimated Friday, April 17, that at least 6,116 people have been killed and 15,474 wounded since last April. It said the actual number of casualties could be significantly higher. The office said at the beginning of March that the number of dead had topped 6,000. It said Friday that about 400 civilians have been killed since the beginning of this year either in indiscriminate shelling of residential areas or by land mines and unexploded ordnance, in both government and rebel-held areas. Photo: Reuters Related links: Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |