The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) announced on Tuesday that nearly 10,000 civilians have lost their lives since war broke out in Ukraine on February 24, 2022.

A new report says 9,444 civilian deaths and 16,940 civilian injuries have been confirmed since the Russian military invaded Ukrainian territory.

The dead include 500 children.

The actual death toll is likely much higher. The High Commissioner pointed out that the count is not complete, data is missing for several areas.

This applies in particular to cities such as Mariupol, Lisichansk and Severodonetsk, which were captured by Russian troops after prolonged hostilities.

And in Kiev there are also fears that the civilian toll of the war is thousands, if not tens of thousands, heavier than what is officially recorded.

According to UN figures, the vast majority of people who died (at least 7,339) were killed in areas bombarded by Russian troops and defended by Ukrainians. The rest (at least 2,105) were killed in areas controlled by the Russian armed forces.

In the separatist regions in the eastern part of Ukraine, namely Donetsk and Luhansk, casualties are disproportionately higher than in any other region of Ukraine — in the capital Kyiv, in the center and in the west of the country.

Always according to the United Nations, most civilians were killed in the first months of the war.

In the spring and summer of this year, 170-180 civilian deaths were recorded on a monthly basis.