United Nations: The civilian casualties of the war in Ukraine exceeded 5,000 people

The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) announced on Tuesday (July 12) that more than 5,000 civilians have been killed in Ukraine since the conflict began, adding that the actual toll is likely to be much higher.

According to Reuters news agency, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, which has dozens of human rights monitors in Ukraine, announced in its weekly update that 5,524 people were killed and 6,520 were injured.

Russia ordered military operations in Ukraine on the 5th of Esfand (February 24). This development occurred a few days after Moscow officially recognized the independence of the republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine.

Russia has announced that Ukraine has not fulfilled its obligations under the Minsk agreements that were reached in 2014 and 2015 to resolve the existing conflicts between the separatists and Kiev. Russia’s war with Ukraine began after Moscow had repeatedly warned against NATO expansion on its western borders.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared the purpose of his country’s military operations to “civilize” and “de-Nazify” Ukraine. The Russian army says that it only targets military targets and does not intend to occupy Ukrainian lands.

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