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UN: 1,119 civilians have been killed so far in Ukraine

The United Nations said on Sunday that 1,119 civilians had been killed and 1,790 wounded since Russia launched its offensive in Ukraine.

About 15 girls and 32 boys, as well as 52 children whose gender is still unknown, were among the dead, the United Nations said in a statement covering the period from the start of the war on February 24 to midnight on February 26. Of March.

The actual death toll is expected to be significantly higher, the agency said, as reports are delayed in some areas where heavy fighting is taking place, and many reports still need to be confirmed.

It is mainly around the besieged southern port of Mariupol, as well as Volnovac in the Donetsk region, Izium in the Kharkiv region, Popasna and Rubizne in the Lugansk region, and Trostanyets in the Sumy region, the United Nations said.

Most of the civilian casualties recorded were caused by explosive weapons with a wide range of impacts, including heavy artillery and multi-launcher missile systems, as well as missile and air raids, the United Nations said.

Source: Capital

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