A/HRC/41/CRP.2 26. During the reporting period, shelling and SALW 22 fire killed two civilians (one man and one woman) and injured 18 (eight men, eight women, one boy and one girl). This is a 100 per cent increase with the previous reporting period (ten injured), but still one of the lowest figures for the entire conflict period. Of the 20 civilian casualties caused by shelling and SALW fire, four injured were recorded in Government-controlled territory and are attributable to armed groups (three to armed groups of ‘Donetsk people’s republic’ and one to armed groups of ‘Luhansk people’s republic’); two civilians were killed and four injured in territory controlled by ‘Donetsk people’s republic’, and one civilian killed and three injured in territory controlled by ‘Luhansk people’s republic’, all attributable to the Government. 27. During the reporting period, seven civilians were killed (five men, one woman and one boy) and 17 were injured (14 men, two women and one boy) in mine-related incidents23 and as a result of ERW handling.24 Of these, 14 (four killed and 10 injured) were recorded in Government-controlled territory, and 10 (three killed and seven injured) – in territory controlled by ‘Donetsk people’s republic and ‘Luhansk people’s republic’. 28. In 2019, civilian casualties remained among the lowest for the entire conflict period: 11 on average per month (2-3 killed and 8-9 injured). These levels have been observed since July 2018. If they sustain until the end of the year, 2019 would see over 50 percent decrease in civilian casualties compared with 2018 which, in turn, saw a 50 percent decrease compared with 2017 and had the lowest civilian casualty figures for the entire conflict period. These numbers demonstrate that it is possible to progressively decrease civilian 22 23 24 10 Small arms and light weapons. Incidents in which civilians were killed or injured by mines (antipersonnel or anti-vehicle) or explosive devices triggered in the same way, such as booby traps, or by ERW (explosive remnants of war) that are inadvertently detonated by unsuspecting civilians. Victims of ERW handling manipulate with an ERW for a certain period of time and take additional efforts to make it detonate (for instance, by trying to dismantle it), or were near those, who manipulated an ERW.