OREANDA-NEWS  According to Amnesty International, the human rights watchdog, the Ukrainian forces are setting up military bases in residential areas, including schools and hospitals, as well as launching attacks from populated territories.

According to the watchdog, their researchers found ongoing military activity or the signs of prior use by soldiers in at least five hospitals and 22 schools - out of 29 inspected. At the same time, the organization noted that even though there are violations of humanitarian law by Ukraine, all warring parties should be cautious to avoid casualties among civilians.The military operation in Ukraine was launched by Russia back in February, to stop the eight-year-long war waged by Kiev against the people of Donetsk and Lugansk. Over the past months, Russia repeatedly called out Kiev for targeting civilians in Donbass.In addition to multiple other violations, Kiev's forces have recently hit a pre-detention facility in Elenovka, DPR, using HIMARS rocket launcher, and killed dozens of Ukrainian PoWs.