Most of the civilian casualties were caused by the use of explosive weapons with a wide area of impact.
As a result of the war in Ukraine, released by Russia, from February 24 to May 1, 3153 civilians were killed, another 3316 were wounded. Such data was provided by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in a report released on Monday, May 2nd.
The organization emphasizes that the real numbers are higher, but it is not yet possible to establish them due to the ongoing intense fighting in some communities. We are talking, in particular, about cities such as Mariupol in the Donetsk region, Izyum in the Kharkiv region and Popasnaya in the Luhansk region.
According to the UN, most of the recorded civilian casualties were caused by a wide range of explosive weapons, including heavy artillery and numerous rocket launcher fire, as well as rockets and air strikes.
As reported, as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, 219 children died and more than 398 were injured.
The UN counts more than 5.5 million Ukrainian refugees
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Source: korrespondent
