The best western analysis (IMO) comes from Jacques Baud (UN). From 15 April, 2022 in English. The original French version was published end of March 2022.

https://labourheartlands.com/jacques-baud-the-military-situation-in-the-ukraine-update/

Other Western sourced reports on the deaths in the Donbass: France24, OSCE, UN (again, Baud was UN).

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220219-live-osce-monitors-report-dramatic-increase-in-ukraine-ceasefire-violations

https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/f/b/469734.pdf

https://www.rferl.org/a/death-toll-up-to-13-000-in-ukraine-conflict-says-un-rights-office/29791647.html

https://news.un.org/en/story/2016/12/547292

You claim that you know nothing about these reported deaths and fighting for 7 years prior to Russia's invasion. In my opinion you should stop writing about the Ukraine conflict until you are better informed.

The OSCE and the UN are not "Russian propaganda." The OSCE is relatively neutral (leaning West), the UN about the same.

Watching the US news (I can't speak to Canada) has, since the Iraq war, roughly the same level of objective reporting as watching a US state department briefing.