Ukraine: UN human rights commissioner, 1,793 civilians dead

(ANSA) – ROME, APRIL 11 – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) says 1,793 civilians have been killed and 2,439 injured in Ukraine since the large-scale Russian invasion began. Ukrinform reports the updated death toll.

Among the dead are “458 men, 294 women, 27 girls and 46 boys, 69 children and 899 adults whose sex is still unknown. The injured include 279 men, 213 women, 47 girls and 46 boys, 136 children and 1,718 adults. whose sex is still unknown “.

“The most fatalities were the use of explosives, heavy artillery shelling, multi-launch rocket systems, missile and air strikes,” the report said.

The OHCHR believes, however, that “the actual numbers are considerably higher”, “as the reception of information from some locations where intense hostilities have taken place has been delayed and many reports are still pending confirmation. , for example, the areas of Mariupol and Volnovakha, Izium (Kharkiv region), Popasna (Luhansk region) and Borodianka (Kyiv region), where it is claimed that there are numerous civilian casualties “.

OHCHR takes note of the report from the Attorney General’s Office of Ukraine, according to which as of 20:00 on April 10 (local time), 176 children had been killed and at least 336 injured. (HANDLE).

Source: Ansa

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