Zurich – Archyde.com
A monitoring mission of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Saturday that at least 351 civilians have been confirmed killed in Ukraine since the invasion of Russian forces on February 24, with 707 injured, although the real numbers may be much higher. .
The mission added that the majority of civilian deaths and injuries occurred as a result of the use of explosive weapons with a wide-area effect, including heavy artillery, multi-barrel missile launch systems, rocket-propelled grenades and air strikes.
And she continued: “The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights believes that the real numbers are much higher, especially in government-controlled territories, especially during the past few days with the delay in receiving information from some locations where intense hostilities took place, while it has not yet been possible to prove the validity of Many other reports.
The mission indicated that the allegations of hundreds of civilians killed and wounded in the town of Volnovakha have not yet been confirmed. Attempts are still underway to open a safe evacuation corridor.
