“With 21 civilians reported killed, 7 March was one of many deadliest days for civilians in Ukraine thus far this yr,” UN mission chief Danielle Bell mentioned
Russian’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 has killed 1000’s and left tens of millions displaced by the continued struggle.
The UN monitoring mission mentioned all of the civilian deaths and 79 of the 81 injured on 7 March occurred in territory managed by Ukraine. Proper now, the mission is working to confirm the casualty numbers in response to its customary methodology.
Lethal assaults in Donetsk
Many of the casualties occurred in Donetsk area, together with in Dobropillia city the place a Russian assault with a number of weapons late on Friday night killed 11 civilians and injured 47, together with seven kids, the UN mission reported.
In response to native authorities, the assaults destroyed or closely broken a minimum of eight five-story residential buildings, an administrative constructing and a buying centre.
Solely two different days in 2025 have seen as many individuals killed, the UN monitoring mission mentioned. Native authorities reported 21 civilians killed on each 8 January and 1 February. For each dates, the UN mission was in a position to confirm 19 of them.
Although casualty numbers have fluctuated over latest months, they general stay larger than in 2024.
The UN monitoring mission mentioned it’s going to launch its month-to-month safety of civilians replace for February on its web site on 11 March.
