Civilians have been killed and injured, including children, following an escalation in hostilities in front-line areas and attacks across Ukraine between June and July, also civilian infrastructure damages, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) disclosed.
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| Russia-Ukraine: Escalations in hostilities have resulted in increased civilian deaths and damage to critical civilian infrastructure – UNOCHA. Photo: @UNOCHA |
According to a ‘Humanitarian Situation’ report by unocha.org:
In particular, June and July saw the largest number of civilian casualties since October 2022, at 1,237, and had the highest number of casualties among children, according to the Human Rights Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (HRMMU).
Attacks in large urban centres of Dnipro, Kyiv, and Kryvyi Rih, as well as other cities, caused multiple civilian casualties and damage to homes, hospitals and schools. In particular, Dnipro — the fourth most-populated city in the country and home to 180,000 displaced people — suffered from repeated attacks in June and July.
Fighting in front-line communities affected humanitarian operations and led to new displacements. Insecurity and damage to homes and critical civilian infrastructure forced residents in Donetska, Khersonska and Kharkivska oblasts to leave their homes.
