A mother and child visit a memorial for civilians killed by Russian forces in Bucha, near the Ukrainian capital./Sergei Supinksky/AFP/Getty Images
2023.08.03 Thu posted at 17:00 JST
(CNN) About 10,749 civilians have been killed and 15,599 wounded since the Russian aggression began in February last year, the War Crimes Investigation Division of the Ukrainian Attorney General’s Office said Thursday. reported to have reached
The head of the department told Interfax Ukraine news agency that among the victims were 499 children.
He said he expected the number of civilians killed to “increase many times” if Russia’s occupied territories were liberated. “We estimate that the city of Mariupol[in eastern Donetsk province]alone has tens of thousands of deaths,” he continued.
The figures presented by the agency are similar to data released by international bodies such as the United Nations. The United Nations reported on the 7th of last month that more than 9,000 civilians, including more than 500 children, were confirmed dead. He added that the actual number is believed to be higher.
The head of the War Crimes Investigation Service also claimed to have uncovered 98,000 war crimes committed by Russian forces since the start of the invasion.
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2023-08-03 08:00:00
