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More than 10,000 civilians killed in Ukraine since Russia invasion, UN says

United Nations Ukraine Russia United States Charles Michel Danielle Bell Kyiv
Anail Matsyk, 24, lights candles near a memorial for the victims of a Russian rocket attack in the village of Hroza near Kharkiv, Ukraine, on October 8, 2023 [Alex Babenko/AP]

More than 10,000 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since Russia’s invasion last year, the United Nations says, with about half of the deaths in the past three months taking place far behind the front lines.

The actual toll is expected to be “significantly higher” than the official tally since corroboration work is ongoing, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine said on Tuesday.

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