More than 6,500 civilians have died since the war in Ukraine started

Ukrainian civilians who lost their lives during the Russian invasion are buried in the cemetery in Irpin, Ukraine, on April 18. (Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
At least 6,595
Ukrainian civilians have been killed and 10,189 injured since Russia
invaded the country in February, according to the Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
Among those killed
were at least 415 children, 2,575 men, 1,767 women and 1,838 other adults whose
gender is yet to be identified, according to data released Monday's figures.
Many of
the civilian casualties have occurred in the Donetsk and Luhansk
regions in the Donbas -- an eastern region at the heart of the war that
has seen the most intense fighting in recent months.
The OHCHR report
said 3,939 civilians were killed and 5,338 others injured in Donetsk and
Luhansk, including 449 in Russian-controlled territory.
The commission said
actual figures are “considerably higher” due to a lack of or delayed
information in areas where the conflict has intensified, including in cities such
as Mariupol, Izium, Lysychansk, Popasna and Severodonetsk.
Most of the
casualties recorded were a result of explosive weapons with wide area effects
such as shelling from heavy artillery, multiple launch rocket systems, missiles
and air strikes, the report added.
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