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Ukraine: Civilian casualties as of 24:00, 26 February 2023 [EN/RU/UK]

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27 February 2023

From 24 February 2022, which marked the start of the large-scale armed attack by the Russian Federation, to 26 February 2023, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) recorded 21,580 civilian casualties in the country: 8,101 killed and 13,479 injured. This included:

  • a total of 8,101 killed (3,584 men, 2,127 women, 256 boys, and 201 girls, as well as 31 children and 1,902 adults whose sex is not yet known); and

  • a total of 13,479 injured (3,536 men, 2,421 women, 398 boys, and 293 girls, as well as 271 children and 6,560 adults whose sex is not yet known).

OHCHR recorded:

  • 17,296 casualties (6,257 killed and 11,039 injured) in territory controlled by the Government when casualties occurred:

    • In Donetsk and Luhansk regions: 8,916 casualties (3,714 killed and 5,202 injured); and

    • In other regions2 : 8,380 casualties (2,543 killed and 5,837 injured).

  • 4,284 casualties (1,844 killed and 2,440 injured) in territory occupied by the Russian Federation when casualties occurred:

    • In Donetsk and Luhansk regions: 2,824 casualties (622 killed and 2,202 injured); and

    • In other regions3 : 1,460 casualties (1,222 killed and 238 injured).