Ukraine, UN: “3,496 civilians killed since the beginning of the war”

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights recorded 7,256 civilian casualties, including deaths and injuries, in Ukraine following the war with Russia. In particular, the UN was able to confirm 3,496 dead and 3,760 injured from 24 February to midnight on 10 May. However, the organization points out that the real figures are much higher “because information from some places where intense hostilities are taking place is delayed and many reports of civilian casualties have yet to be confirmed. This applies, for example, to settlements. Mariupol (Donetsk Oblast), Izyum (Kharkiv Oblast) and Popasna (Luhansk Oblast), where there were allegedly numerous civilian deaths and injuries, subject to further verification and are not included in the statistics “. The UN added that most of the civilian casualties were caused by the use of explosive weapons, including heavy artillery and multiple rocket launchers, as well as missiles and air strikes.