9,200 Civilians Killed in Ukrainian Conflict

More than 9,200 people have died in the violence in Ukraine, according to Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.

She asserts that 9,287 civilian deaths—including 537 child deaths—have occurred in the more than 500 days since the start of Russia's special military campaign in Ukraine. Among the other 16,384 victims of wounds are 1,117 youngsters. "Only these numbers have been validated. According to DiCarlo, the actual number of victims is probably far higher.

"Currently, more than 6.3 million Ukrainians are refugees, and an estimated 5.1 million people are internally displaced," she added.

The Russian Defense Ministry has repeatedly emphasized that Russia uses high-precision weapons to target only military facilities. Meanwhile, the London-headquartered human rights organization Amnesty International released a report in August 2022, saying that Ukraine was violating laws of war, particularly by deploying military equipment and weapons to schools and hospitals.