KIEV, Feb. 20 - The European Commission has allocated EUR 18 million more of immediate assistance to victims of armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides has said.

He said that the recent escalation of violence in the east of Ukraine and its impact on the civilian population raise concern. Stylianides told Ukrainian people in Bakhmut that they are not alone and that all civilians in need should be helped on both sides of the line of contact, the press service of the European Commission quoted Stylianides on Monday.