Increase in civilian casualties from Russian shelling: British intelligence explains the reasons
Kyiv • UNN
The number of civilian casualties from Russian shelling in March 2024 was 20% higher than in February due to an increase in the number of coordinated Russian strikes on critical infrastructure and the use of aerial munitions by the enemy.
The number of civilian casualties from Russian shelling in March is 20% higher than in February due to increased coordinated Russian strikes on critical infrastructure and the enemy's use of aerial munitions. This is stated in a new report of the Ministry of Defense based on intelligence, UNN reports .
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The report says that according to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine, 604 civilians were killed or injured in March 2024. This is 20% more than in the previous month.
"These deaths are attributed to rocket and missile and air strikes across Ukraine and increased bombardment at the front. The report highlights an increase in coordinated attacks on critical infrastructure, 20 of which have been destroyed or damaged," the British Ministry of Defense said.
The report reports 57 children killed, twice as many as in the previous month. According to British intelligence, the increase in casualties is directly related to Russia's use of aerial munitions.
In total, according to the UN mission, 31,366 civilians have died in Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale war - 10,810 killed and 20,556 wounded.
"These figures underline the enormous cost in lives as a result of Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine," the British Ministry of Defense summarized.
