MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Among those killed there were 595 women and 74 children, Basurin said. He added that during the recent period of escalation 45 people, including four civilians were killed in the self-proclaimed republic.
In 2014, Ukraine launched a military operation against Donbass militias, which refused to recognize the legitimacy of government in Kiev that came to power in 2014 in what the self-proclaimed republics consider was a coup.
The situation in Donbass has escalated over the past few weeks, in particular near the town of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region, where clashes between Kiev forces and the DPR militia have intensified.
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