Ukrainian civilian death toll reaches 1,119 – U.N

ZURICH (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights workplace stated on Sunday that 1,119 civilians had to date been killed and 1,790 wounded since Russia started its assault on Ukraine.

Some 15 ladies and 32 boys, as nicely 52 kids whose intercourse is as but unknown, have been among the many useless, the United Nations stated in an announcement which coated the interval between when the conflict started on Feb. 24 and midnight on March 26.

The true casualty figures are anticipated to be significantly larger, the world physique stated, with experiences delayed in some areas the place intense hostilities are occurring, whereas many experiences nonetheless require corroboration.

This was significantly the case across the besieged southern port of Mariupol, in addition to Volnovakha within the Donetsk area, Izium within the Kharkiv area, Popasna and Rubizhne within the Luhansk area, and Trostianets within the Sumy area, the United Nations stated.

A lot of the civilian casualties recorded have been brought on by explosive weapons with a large impression space, together with shelling from heavy artillery and multiple-launch rocket techniques, and missile and air strikes, the United Nations stated.

(Reporting by John Revill, Modifying by William Maclean)