UN confirms deaths of over 9,000 people in Ukraine since beginning of war

This is reported on the website of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ukrinform reports.

As noted, between June 1 and June 18 this year, OHCHR recorded 557 civilian casualties in Ukraine: 112 killed and 455 injured.

The most common cause of death, according to the UN, was long-range explosive weapons (96%), mines and explosive devices (4%).

In total, since the beginning of the full-scale war, the UN has recorded 24,862 civilian casualties in Ukraine - 9,083 people were killed and 15,779 were injured.

OHCHR emphasized that the actual number of victims of Russian aggression in Ukraine is much higher, as there are delays in receiving information from the sites of active hostilities. Many reports still need to be confirmed.

"This concerns, for example, Mariupol, Lysychansk, Popasna and Sievierodonetsk, where there are reports of numerous civilian casualties," the Office noted.

As reported by Ukrinform, as of the evening of June 19, 18 people were killed as a result of the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant explosion caused by Russian troops.