Categories: World

The UN confirmed 21,965 civilian casualties in the war in Ukraine

The confirmed number of civilian victims of the war launched by Russia in Ukraine, between dead and wounded, is 21,965, he said. United Nations Office for Human Rights.

There were 8,231 civilian deaths and 13,734 wounded among the non-military population, although it was once again emphasized that these figures are conservative and include only cases documented by the strict methodology it used. UN in situations of this type.

The body that monitored civilian casualties since the beginning of the Russian invasion, showed that the majority of deaths (6,372) occurred in areas controlled by the Ukrainian government, where 11,247 people were injured in the attacks.

Meanwhile, 4,346 people (1859 dead and 2487 wounded) they were victims of the war in the regions of Ukraine under Russian occupation.

According to UN data, March 2022 was the month in which the most civilians were killed in this war, and the trend has been downward since then.

The main cause of death is detonatione Explosive weapons of wide range, then anti-personnel mines and mines left over from the war.

He Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) He pointed out that the war in Ukraine encouraged the purchase of weapons by European countries despite the downward trend in world arms trade.

In the annual report of this renowned institute on the evolution of the arms trade in the last five years, it is pointed out that the only region that records an increase is Europe and points to the confrontation with Russiashown in his military intervention in Ukraine as the central cause.

“Although arms transfers have fallen globally, those from Europe have risen sharply due to tensions between Russia and most European countries”explains SIPRI.

While the global arms trade fell by 5.1% between 2013-2017. and 2018-2022, Europe imported 47% more weapons in that period, This percentage rises to 65% if all NATO member countries on the continent are included.

Source: Panama America

Share
Published by
Amelia

Recent Posts

Terror suspect Chechen ‘hanged himself’ in Russian custody Egyptian President al-Sisi has been sworn in for a third term

On the same day of the terrorist attack on the Krokus City Hall in Moscow,…

1 year ago

Locals demand tourist tax for Tenerife: “Like a cancer consuming the island”

class="sc-cffd1e67-0 iQNQmc">1/4Residents of Tenerife have had enough of noisy and dirty tourists.It's too loud, the…

1 year ago

Agreement reached: this is how much Tuchel will receive for his departure from Bayern

class="sc-cffd1e67-0 iQNQmc">1/7Packing his things in Munich in the summer: Thomas Tuchel.After just over a year,…

1 year ago

Worst earthquake in 25 years in Taiwan +++ Number of deaths increased Is Russia running out of tanks? Now ‘Chinese coffins’ are used

At least seven people have been killed and 57 injured in severe earthquakes in the…

1 year ago

Now the moon should also have its own time (and its own clocks). These 11 photos and videos show just how intense the Taiwan earthquake was

The American space agency NASA would establish a uniform lunar time on behalf of the…

1 year ago

This is how the Swiss experienced the earthquake in Taiwan: “I saw a crack in the wall”

class="sc-cffd1e67-0 iQNQmc">1/8Bode Obwegeser was surprised by the earthquake while he was sleeping. “It was a…

1 year ago