UN: at least 364 civilians killed in Ukraine since outbreak of hostilities

At least 364 civilians have been killed and 759 others injured in Ukraine since Russia invaded the country on February 24, the UN’s human rights body said on Sunday.

There were at least 42 women and 25 children among those killed and 48 women and 42 children were injured during Russian attacks, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has stated, noting that “the real figures are considerably higher”.

“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 multi-launch rocket systems, and missile and air strikes,” the statement said. .