BRUSSELS. Jan 20 (Interfax) - The intensified fighting in Donetsk is hindering the humanitarian mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), according to Michel Masson, head of the ICRC delegation in Ukraine. "Fighting has intensified recently in and around Donetsk, resulting in civilian casualties and preventing the ICRC team in Donetsk from carrying out its humanitarian work," Masson said in a statement posted on Tuesday.
"We once again call on all parties to refrain from harming civilians and to comply with international humanitarian law," he noted.
"In particular, we remind them that indiscriminate attacks are prohibited. We are deeply concerned about the escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine over the past two weeks," Masson noted.
"The tragic death of civilians in a bus near Volnovakha in the Donetsk region on 13 January is one of many incidents that highlight the unacceptable situation in which ordinary people find themselves," he said.