Brian Whitmore: War without end
A Ukrainian paratrooper fires a heavy machine gun during a battle with pro-Russian separatists in the industrial area of the front line town of Avdiivka, a current hotspot in Russia's ongoing war on Ukraine, on June 24, 2016.
Well, it turns out that July wasn't just the deadliest month in a year for Ukrainian soldiers. According to statistics released this week by the United Nations, it was also the deadliest month in a year for Ukrainian civilians as well.