Nearly 10,000 civilian deaths in Ukraine since start of war - UN

Nearly 10,000 civilians have died since the start of the war in Ukraine, according to figures from the office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, OHCHR.

A new OHCHR report confirms 9,444 civilian deaths and 16,940 wounded since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbour in February 2022. A total of 500 children have been killed. However, the real figures are probably much higher. The OHCHR notes that the count is incomplete because data from many regions is missing.

According to UN figures, the vast majority of people – 7,339 – died in regions of Ukraine bombed by Russia and defended by the Ukrainian army. In regions occupied by Russian troops, 2,105 people died.

In the occupied regions of Donetsk and Luhansk in the east, there were significantly more casualties on both sides of the front than in the capital Kyiv and in central and western Ukraine.