The U.N. human rights office says more than 9,000 people have died in 21 months of fighting in eastern Ukraine, even as a new cease-fire has largely held and contributed to a sharp decline in casualties since mid-August.
Associated Press: UN says 9,000 killed in Ukraine conflict, but now violence eases
Ukrainian servicemen stand guard at one of the city of Mariupol's polling stations, in the Donetsk Oblast, on Nov. 29.
