More than 10,000 civilians killed in Ukraine since Russia invasion, UN says
UN: Half the fatalities in past three months due to Russia’s use of long-range missiles, abandoned ordinance blasts.
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UN: Half the fatalities in past three months due to Russia’s use of long-range missiles, abandoned ordinance blasts.
Key developments on Nov. 21: * EU Council chief, German defense minister, Moldovan president in Kyiv for EuroMaidan anniversary * Germany pledges $1.4 billion military aid package for Ukraine * UN records over 28,500 civilian casualties in Ukraine * ABC News: US shell deliveries to Ukraine have dropped over 30% since Hamas
'The Russian Federation's war against Ukraine, now entering into its 21st month, risks evolving into a protracted conflict, with the severe human cost being painful to fathom,' says the head of the UN monitoring mission
At least 10,000 civilians have been killed since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) said on Nov. 21. The figure consists of civilian deaths verified according to UN methodology, but the actual number is likely to be significantly higher.
The vast majority of the deaths have been caused by explosive weapons with a wide-area impact such as shells, missiles and cluster munitions, UN says