In July of this year, more civilians in Ukraine were killed or injured than in any month since March 2022. This is reported by the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission, according to UNN.
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In July, at least 437 civilians were killed in Ukraine, while 2,610 were injured—30 percent more than in the previous month and 70 percent more than in July 2025.
This year, the number of civilian deaths and injuries increased every month. In July, this trend accelerated sharply. The number of civilian casualties in July was the highest in a single month that we have recorded since March 2022
During the first seven months of 2026, the mission established that conflict-related violence in Ukraine had resulted in 12,477 civilian casualties (1,839 killed and 10,638 injured). This is 44 percent more than during the same period in 2025 (1,434 killed and 7,216 injured), and more than twice the figures for the same period in 2024 (1,188 killed and 4,560 injured).
Civilians face increased risks due to the more frequent use of missiles and drones in urban centers, glide bombs in cities located closer to the front line, and short-range drones. Taken together, these attacks are leading to an increase in civilian casualties in various regions of Ukraine
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In the United Nations' annual report documenting sexual violence in conflicts around the world, Russian and Israeli forces were added to the blacklist for the first time.