UN: 364 civilians killed in Ukraine since war started

At least 364 civilians have been killed and 759 others injured in Ukraine since the start of the Russian war, the UN’s human rights body said on Sunday, Report informs, citing Anadolu.

There were at least 42 women and 25 children among those killed and 48 women and 42 children were injured in Russian attacks, according to a statement by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

It also said “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 added.