EU prolongs satellite support to Ukraine monitors
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The European Union is prolonging its satellite imagery support to help observers monitor the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said in a statement Friday that satellite imagery "allows for more in-depth monitoring of the situation in areas where regrettably monitors still do not have access."
The support, totaling 3 million euros ($3.2 million), will allow Europe's OSCE security organization to map areas observers can't reach and report on any damage or population and equipment movements.
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Fighting between Ukraine government forces and separatist rebels has killed more than 9,800 people since April 2014.
A 2015 peace deal helped reduce the scale of fighting in the east, but violence has continued and attempts at a political settlement have failed.