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UN says 1,480 civilians killed, 2,195 wounded since start of war in Ukraine

The UN believes that the real figures are much higher.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has recorded 3,675 civilian deaths or injuries in Ukraine: 1,480 dead and 2,195 wounded. 

331 men, 211 women, 22 girls and 40 boys of the 1,480 dead, as well as 61 children and 815 adults whose gender has not yet been determined.

253 men, 194 women, 43 girls and 40 boys of the 2,195 injured, as well as 100 children and 1,565 adults whose gender has not yet been determined.

Most of the civilian casualties recorded were caused by the use of explosive weapons with a wide area of destruction, including heavy artillery and multiple launch rocket attacks, as well as missile and airstrikes.

OHCHR believes that the real figures are much higher, as the receipt of information from some places where intense fighting continues is delayed; many reports from places where information about civilian casualties still need to be confirmed.

This applies, for instance, to the settlements of Mariupol and Volnovakha (Donetsk region), Izium (Kharkiv region), Popasna (Luhansk region), Borodyanka (Kyiv region), where, according to reports, there were numerous cases of civilian deaths or injuries. They need to be verified and are not included in the statistics above.

According to Ombudsman Lyudmyla Denisova, 165 children have already died as a result of the war in Ukraine.

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