![UN: Ukraine conflict death toll hits 2,600, civilians “trapped inside conflict zones” UN: Ukraine conflict death toll hits 2,600, civilians “trapped inside conflict zones”](https://mtic.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rian_02464526.hr_.en_.si_-310x168.jpg)
At least 2,593 people have been killed in eastern Ukraine since the start of the Kiev’s military operation against anti-government forces there started in mid-April, according to a new estimate by the Office of the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights.
The death toll includes civilians, members of the Ukrainian troops and also fighters in the anti-government forces.