On the 24th, it will be 10 months since Russia began its military invasion of Ukraine.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has announced that at least 6,800 civilians have died in Ukraine so far, and there are fears that the number of victims will rise further as the invasion drags on.
The Russian army, which continues to invade Ukraine, has repeatedly carried out large-scale attacks with missiles and drones targeting infrastructure facilities such as power plants in various parts of Ukraine since October, and there are no signs of a ceasefire.
Under these circumstances, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights announced that the military invasion had begun and that at least 6,826 civilians were killed in Ukraine from missile attacks and other causes between February 24 and this month.
Of these, 428 were children, and 10,769 civilians were injured.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said it had yet to accurately confirm the number of casualties in areas such as eastern Mariupol, where fierce fighting continued, and indicated that the actual number would be much higher than announced. It is feared that the number of victims will increase in the long run.
In Mariupol, on the 23rd, a city executive posted a video on SNS that said the Russian side had started removing debris using heavy machinery at the theater, which was the symbol of the city.
At the theater, it is reported that at least 300 people, including women and children, who were evacuated by the Russian military bombing in March may have died.
Russian media reports that Russia plans to develop port infrastructure in its controlled areas such as Mariupol, but Ukraine is trying to cover up war crimes such as the murder of residents under the pretext of redevelopment of the city. and criticize it.