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847 civilians killed in Ukraine since conflict began: UN

| Updated: March 20, 2022 16:19:39


The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Saturday that at least 847 civilians had been killed and 1,399 wounded in Ukraine as of March 18, Reuters reports.

Most of the casualties were from explosive weapons such as shelling from heavy artillery and multiple-launch rocket systems, and missile and air strikes, OHCHR said.

The real toll is thought to be considerably higher since OHCHR, which has a large monitoring team in the country, has not yet been able to verify casualty reports from several badly hit cities, it said.

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