UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon calls for an immediate end to violence in Eastern Ukraine. According to the UN chief, the Ukrainian military and the rebel forces should cease fire, as the humanitarian situation is worsening rapidly.
"The Secretary General believes that the worsening humanitarian situation in the regions, the deaths of so many people, show that the violence should be stopped at once," a statement issued by the United Nations reads.
The UN chief also voices his support for Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and the Ukrainian people.
Ban Ki-Moon also expresses respect for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
