“The UN human rights office (OHCHR) on Tuesday reported at least 7,962 people had been killed and at least 17,811 have been injured since fighting broke out in eastern Ukraine in mid-April 2014. The conflict monitor warned those were conservative estimates and the actual numbers of dead and wounded could be much higher.”
Source: Ukraine conflict death toll nears 8,000: UN | News | DW.COM | 08.09.2015