Residents grieve as they stand near the bodies of residents killed in a massive Russian airstrike in Zaporizhia, Ukraine, on December 19, 2023. In a new report on January 16, 2024, the United Nations announced that missile and drone strikes conducted by Russian forces across Ukraine in recent weeks had led to a sharp increase in civilian casualties in December 2023, killing about 100 more and wounding nearly 500 more.
Russian military forces have reported a sharp rise in civilian casualties in December 2023 as a result of heavy missile and drone strikes across Ukraine, killing more than 100 people and injuring nearly 500, the United Nations reported. The UN Human Rights Watch for Ukraine reported that civilian casualties were 26.5% higher than in November 2023. According to the UN observers, the highest number of casualties occurred during Russian military attacks between December 29, 2023 and January 2, 2024, when winter temperatures plummeted; on January 4, 2024, Russian rockets hit the frontline town of Pokrovsk and the nearby village of Rovne, killing six adults and five children Two families of two were buried under rubble, with some bodies yet to be found; in another attack on January 6, 2024, in Novomoskovsk, a Russian missile strike exploded, injuring 31 civilians, including eight passengers on a minibus dropped during the morning commute, the UN said.
The UN observers reported that 86 civilians were killed and 416 injured by intense missile and drone attacks by Russian forces that began hitting populated areas across Ukraine on December 29, 2023, and continued until early January 2024. The number of civilian casualties increased by 26.5% over November 2023, according to the UN observers, worsening from 468 in November to 592 in December. The UN observers reported that civilian casualties declined steadily in 2023, but a wave of Russian military attacks in late December and early January interrupted the downward trend.
The UN observers reported that 86 civilians were killed and 416 wounded by intense missile and drone attacks by Russian forces that began striking populated areas throughout Ukraine on December 29, 2023, and continued until early January 2024. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine that broke out on February 24, 2022, the UN Humanitarian Office has confirmed to the UN Security Council more than 10,200 civilian deaths, including 575 children, and more than 19,300 injuries. Neither the Russian nor Ukrainian authorities provided data on military losses, and the war dragged on for nearly two years without any sign of peace talks to end the conflict. Both Russian and Ukrainian forces have struggled to increase casualties on the other side.
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