Top United Nations officials have warned of an

“extremely dangerous” humanitarian situation brewing in occupied Luhansk, as

Russian-backed separatists forced out monitors of the organization helping with

humanitarian aid.

Simonovic, presenting

his findings from a recent trip to occupied Luhansk, said the group’s ouster

from the territory comes after monitors discovered a horrifying humanitarian

situation: sick children deprived of essential medications, patients forced to

undergo surgery without anesthesia, and food prices so high that many residents

can’t afford to eat properly.