Ukraine’s Deadly New Normal
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3 mars 2016
This morning saw Russian-backed fighters in the city of Donetsk once again firing salvos of Grad rockets at Ukrainian positions.
Both sides in the conflict are reporting high numbers of daily ceasefire violations, with Kiev claiming 63 over the last 24 hours and the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic (DNR) accusing Ukrainian forces of firing more than 400 rounds in 68 attacks.
A key problem in reporting on Ukraine is that this is nothing new, and the world seems to have largely stopped paying attention to the danger. The situation is dire, but in fact the rate of fighting comes in waves, with troughs and spikes every few days, making it harder to write alarming headlines for fear of “crying wolf.”
