A/HRC/43/CRP.5 III. Impact of hostilities A. Conduct of hostilities and civilian casualties “We are people forgotten by God. Nobody needs us.” - An older man living in Nevelske, a village affected by the armed conflict. 1. Current reporting period 22. From 16 August to 15 November 2019, OHCHR recorded 42 conflict-related civilian casualties10: six killed (three men and three women) and 36 injured (20 men, nine women, five boys and two girls). This is a 38.2 per cent decrease compared with the previous reporting period of 16 May to 15 August 2019 when 68 civilian casualties (eight killed and 60 injured) were recorded. This decrease can be attributed to the implementation of the ‘unlimited ceasefire’ since 21 July that was agreed in Minsk. 23. Shelling and small arms and light weapons (SALW) fire injured 21 civilians (14 men, six women and a boy). This is a 62.5 per cent decrease compared with the previous reporting period (five killed and 51 injured). Of them, 17 (12 men and five women) were recorded in territory controlled by ‘Donetsk people’s republic’, all attributable to the Government of Ukraine. Two civilians (a woman and a man) were injured in Governmentcontrolled territory, both attributable to armed groups of ‘Donetsk people’s republic’. A man was also injured in ‘no man’s land’ and a boy was injured in territory controlled by ‘Luhansk people’s republic’ with the attribution of these casualties pending as of 15 November 2019. 10 OHCHR documents civilian casualties by consulting a broad range of sources and types of information, which are evaluated for credibility and reliability. This update is based on information that HRMMU collected through interviews with victims and their relatives; witnesses; analysis of corroborating material confidentially shared with HRMMU; official records; open-source documents, photo and video materials; forensic records and reports; criminal investigation materials; court documents; public reports of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine; reports by international and national non-governmental organisations; public reports by law enforcement and military actors; data from medical facilities and local authorities; and other relevant and reliable materials. 9