Military action and the pandemic have a dramatic impact on the rights of the people of eastern Ukraine and their ability to receive social security.

This was stated by the head of the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine Matilda Bogner in the program " NO referring to UA / TV.

According to Bogner, now the people of Donbass are going through a difficult time, because the pandemic has further complicated the situation in the region..

" The whole world is suffering today from the consequences of the pandemic. But here, in Ukraine, there is some specificity, and especially because the conflict continues here..

If we talk about the east, then there is now an increase in the number of places that are prohibited to visit, and this, of course, affects the movement of ordinary people and violates the human right to freedom of movement.. But now is such a time - a pandemic. And this, of course, is the hardest time for the people of eastern Ukraine "

It is especially difficult now for pensioners, because in order to receive a pension, they must cross the line of contact.

" Of course, all this affects ordinary people.. They cannot see their family members and access medical care, "