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The UN Security Council has held an emergency meeting over the urgent humanitarian¹ situation in eastern Ukraine.

UN personnel reported that the situation in the area was steadily² worsening as power and water supplies became scarce, homes were being destroyed and health workers fleeing the crisis. They also said violence, especially in urban areas, will put more people at risk if a political solution can’t be reached.

Anti-government armed force and government troops on Tuesday exchanged rocket fire in the latest clashes since the two sides began battling in April. 

"The ongoing³ efforts to find a political solution to the crisis in Ukraine have borne little fruit. Therefore, insecurity and violence prevail in conflict areas, resulting in a steady worsening of the humanitarian situation, and this will continue to deteriorate⁴ for as long as violence persists. An estimated 3.9 million people live in areas directly affected⁵ by violence. Those remaining in the conflict zone face imminent⁶ security threats from fighting that is increasingly occurring in more densely⁷ populated urban areas. Fighting has caused significant damage to infrastructure⁸, affecting the power and water supplies, and access to basic services," said John Ging, Operation Director of Coordination⁹ of Humanitarian Affairs, UN.