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More 10 thousand civilians died in Ukraine With Russia began its invasion in February 2022, and about half of the recent deaths have occurred far from the front
More 10 thousand civilians died in Ukraine With Russia began its invasion in February 2022, and about half of the recent deaths have occurred far from the front lines. UN Human Rights Office.
This was stated by the UN human rights mission in Ukraine, which has dozens of observers in the country. expects the actual number to be “significantly higher” than official data as confirmation work is still ongoing.
This includes events in the first months after the invasion, such as the battle for control of Mauripolewhere residents reported a large number of civilian deaths.
The house collapsed due to the war in Ukraine | Photo: Reuters Archive
“Ten thousand civilian deaths is a grim milestone for Ukraine”said Danielle Bell, who is leading the monitoring mission. “The Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine, which is entering its 21st month, risks escalating into a protracted conflict whose heavy human cost is hard to imagine.”
The vast majority of deaths are caused wide range explosive weaponsuch as shells, missiles and cluster munitions, according to the UN.
About half of the deaths over the past three months occurred away from the front line, the organization says, explaining this fact by the use of long range missiles Russian troops and late explosion of abandoned ammunition.
Damage after a drone attack in Ukraine
older people who cannot or do not want to move to safer places make up a disproportionate share of Ukraine’s deaths. More than a third of the victims were confirmed to be over 60, an age group that makes up a quarter of the total population.
In its turn, Moscow denies deliberate attack on Ukrainian citizens.
(Reuters)
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