UN records highest civilian casualty toll in Ukraine since 2022

(Polina Moroziuk – The Kyiv Independent) More than 2,000 civilians were killed or injured in Ukraine in May, making it the deadliest month for civilians since April 2022, the U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) reported on June 12. The mission verified at least 274 civilian deaths and 1,763 injuries during the month, the highest monthly casualty toll recorded in the past four years. “The intensification of hostilities and the increasingly frequent use of powerful weapons in urban areas led to high numbers of civilians killed and injured across the country,” Danielle Bell, head of the HRMMU, said in a statement. – UN records highest civilian casualty toll in Ukraine since 2022