So, in 2017, there were more civilian casualties in the Donbas. Such a message came from A. Hug - the first deputy head of the OSCE monitoring mission. According to his words - this year the number of civilian casualties in eastern Ukraine has increased by 50% - compared to the same period of 2016, the same period.

During 2017, already recorded and already confirmed about 320 victims among civilians in the east of the country - said Hug. At the same time, 59 citizens were killed, and about 260 were injured, he added..

As reported URA-Inform, previously Hug called the situation in the Donbass "swamp".