Ukraine Death Toll Mounts as Rebels Warn of Fresh Offensive
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The United Nations said the violence in Ukraine is the worst since a September cease-fire, while a separatist leader threatened to mount a new offensive and warned that he will stop taking government troops prisoner.
About 262 people were killed in the conflict Jan. 13-21, an average of 29 a day, “the most deadly period” since the truce was signed, the UN said. At least 5,086 have been killed since April, Rupert Colville, spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said in a website statement Friday.