UN records 4,509 civilians killed in Ukraine since Russian invasion started

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has recorded 10,094 civilian casualties in Ukraine since the Russian invasion started, including 4,509 killed and 5,585 injured.

The relevant statement was made by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in a daily update on June 17, 2022, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

In particular, among the killed, there were 1,747 men, 1,166 women, 124 girls and 129 boys, as well as 41 children and 1,302 adults whose sex is yet unknown.

Among the injured, there were 1,138 men, 792 women, 125 girls and 166 boys, as well as 172 children and 3,192 adults whose sex is yet unknown.

Most of the civilian casualties recorded were caused by the use of explosive weapons with a wide impact area, including shelling from heavy artillery and multiple launch rocket systems, and missile and air strikes.

OHCHR believes that the actual figures are considerably higher, as the receipt of information from some locations where intense hostilities have been going on has been delayed and many reports are still pending corroboration.

This concerns, for example, Mariupol (Donetsk Region), Izium (Kharkiv Region) and Popasna (Luhansk Region), where there are allegations of numerous civilian casualties.

A reminder that, on February 24, 2022, Russia started a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian troops are destroying the key infrastructure facilities and extensively firing at the residential areas of Ukrainian cities and villages with artillery, multiple launch rocket systems and ballistic missiles.

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