<Anchor>
As the war continues, the number of innocent victims continues to increase.
The number of civilian deaths is now approaching 1,000.
Let's connect our reporter who is in Poland, the border of Ukraine.
Correspondent Rodong-gyu, there were statistics on the death toll.
<Reporter>
These are statistics published by the United Nations Office for Human Rights.
We have counted the number of civilian deaths that have occurred since the start of the war until today (24th) 00:00.
According to the announcement, 977 people, or nearly 1,000, have died so far, including 81 children.
1,594 people were injured, including 108 children.
Of course, the actual casualties are likely to be much higher.
Russia is also launching attacks on medical facilities.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about a humanitarian crisis, saying it has confirmed 64 attacks on health facilities and workers so far.
[Stephane Dujarric / UN Spokesperson: Health workers and facilities should not be targeted under any circumstances.
This is a violation of international law and humanitarianism.]
<Anchor>
And the procession of people leaving their hometown to escape war continues in the local area, right?
<Reporter>
According to the UN Refugee Agency, more than 3.6 million Ukrainian refugees have crossed the border so far.
Of these, about 2.2 million, more than half, are estimated to have migrated to Poland, which is located right next door.
Fortunately, European society generally welcomes those who have lost their homes, and most of the refugees, like this woman, are leaving in search of acquaintances and other connections.
[Yaba/Mikolayu Escape Refugee: I'm going to Berlin, I have a friend.
There was a series of missile attacks on Mykolayu.
I had no choice but to evacuate.]
On the other hand, some side effects, such as human trafficking, that we were concerned about are also appearing.
[Wilva Johansson / EU Commissioner for Home Affairs: Unfortunately (for impure purposes) there are vehicles that try to pick up women, children and the weak.
More and more people are looking for Ukrainian women online for sexual purposes.]
<Anchor>
US President Biden has now gone to Europe, and Russia has committed war crimes, the US government has made an official announcement.
<Correspondent>
Yes.
US Secretary of State Blincoln issued a statement.
Secretary Blincoln assessed that Russian forces appear to have committed war crimes in the course of their invasion of Ukraine.
Earlier, US President Biden declared Putin a war criminal, but the US government has officially concluded Russia's actions as a war crime.
President Biden is scheduled to attend the NATO summit in Brussels tonight at this time, and he is expected to discuss ways to increase military power in Eastern Europe.
Then tomorrow, he will visit Poland, where he is expected to emphasize the promise of security guarantees of the United States.
(Video coverage: Haryung·Yu Young-hui, video editing: Kim Ho-jin, local interpreter: Kwon Young-kwan)
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