United Nations confirms more than 4,100 civilians killed and more than 5,000 injured in the invasion of Ukraine

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MADRID, June 3. (Royals Blue) –

More than 4,100 Ukrainian civilians have died and more than 5,000 have been injured as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to the latest updated balance of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, published this Friday.

“From 4 a.m. on February 24, when the Russian Federation’s armed attack against Ukraine began, until 12 a.m. on June 2, the High Commissioner has recorded 9,197 civilian casualties in Ukraine: 4,183 dead and 5,014 wounded,” according to The report.

The deceased have been identified as 1,548 men, 1,049 women, 102 boys and 99 girls, as well as 67 children and 1,282 adults pending identification. The injured have been identified as 999 men, 695 women, 116 girls and 141 boys, as well as 170 children and 2,893 adults pending identification.

By control zones, the United Nations estimates 4,036 dead and 4,411 wounded in territory still controlled by the Ukrainian government, counting the 2,253 dead and 2,261 wounded in the areas under its control in the disputed regions of Donetsk and Lugansk, in the east of the country. In the area under the control of the militias of these self-proclaimed republics, the UN has confirmed 75 casualties (147 dead and 603 wounded).

The United Nations notes that most civilian casualties were caused by the use of “wide impact area” explosive weapons, through heavy artillery, the use of rocket platforms, as well as air strikes.

The UN points out that the real figures “are considerably higher, especially in the territory controlled by the Government and especially in recent days”, due to the lack of information from some places where intense hostilities have occurred and many details of casualties ” are yet to be verified.”