At least 3496 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and 3760 others have been injured since the start of the Russian invasion, according to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
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In a statement, the UN office stated that most of the recorded civilian casualties resulted from the use of explosive weapons with a wide-area effect, including heavy artillery, multiple-launch missile systems, missile, and airstrikes.
In a statement, the OHCHR said that 3793 casualties (1865 killed and 1928 injured) were recorded in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, 3463 (1631 killed and 1832 injured) in Government-controlled territory, and 577 (115 killed and 462 injured) in territory controlled by the self-proclaimed ‘republics’.
