City’s population has almost halved since ‘anti-terrorist operation’ began in early AprilThousands of families have been forced to flee the worsening conflict in eastern Ukraine, where the situation in Luhansk and other besieged areas is now “critical”, said aid agencies and local officials.The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said living conditions for those trapped by fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels has worsened. Ukrainian troops have made rapid advances in recent weeks, shrinking the territory controlled by separatists. They have also severed the land connection between Donetsk and Luhansk, the last two major cities in the east …read more
Source: The Guardian
