(Switzerland = International News) Reporter Hyeonseung Kim = The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported that 227 civilians, including 15 children, were killed and 525 were injured from February 24 to the 1st of this month, when Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. local time).
According to the AFP news agency, OHCHR said in a statement on the same day, “The actual number of casualties is likely to be much higher because information gathering from the battlefield has been slow and verification work has not been kept up.”
Although underestimated, the report notes that the number exceeds the number of civilian casualties in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine from 2012 to 2018.
According to the report, most of the casualties were caused by explosive weapons used in several areas, including artillery and air strikes.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s Ministry of Health announced on the 27th that 352 civilians, including 16 children, had been killed.
