The head of the UN mission to monitor human rights in Ukraine said today that Thousands more civilians have been killed in the country after the war started on February 24, from the official tally of 3,381. At the same time, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Irina Veresuk told AFP that “at least a thousand” Ukrainian fighters, including “hundreds of wounded”, were still in the Azovstal steel plant, which is under siege by Russian forces in Mariupol. .
The UN team, which includes 55 observers in Ukraine, has said most of the deaths were caused by missiles and air strikes, which affect a wide area.
“We are working on estimates, but all I can say for now is that there are thousands more than the numbers we are currently giving you,” said Matilda Bogner, head of the UNHCR in Ukraine. , at a press conference in Geneva, answering a question about the total number of dead and injured.
“The big black hole is really Mariupol, where it is difficult for us to have full access and secure fully confirmed information,” he added.
Bogner said her team was also investigating “credible allegations” of torture, ill-treatment and executions by Ukrainian forces against Russian-linked invading forces and armed groups.
“As far as the extent of the violations by the Ukrainian forces is concerned, while the scale is significantly larger on the side of the complaints against the Russian forces, we also record violations by the Ukrainian forces,” he said.
Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Irina Veresuk stated that “at least a thousand” Ukrainian fightersincluding “hundreds of injured”, are still in the steel industry Azofstalin Mariupol.
“After the evacuation of all civilians last week with the help of the UN,” at least a thousand “fighters, including” hundreds of wounded “remain in the underground galleries of this huge metallurgical complex, Irina Veresouk told AFP by telephone. “There are seriously injured people who need to be evacuated urgently,” he said.
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