UN "More than 12,000 civilians are killed in the war in Ukraine...Drone damage surges"

The number of civilian deaths in the war in Ukraine, which began in February 2022, has reached more than 12,000, according to the United Nations.

Nadda al-Nashif, deputy head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, reported at a meeting of the Human Rights Council on the 8th local time that the cumulative death toll of civilians was more than 12,300, and the number of casualties increased significantly due to drones and long-range missiles.

Al-Nashif added that the figure only included confirmed deaths, so the actual number of victims is likely to be larger.

The death toll of Ukrainian civilians from September to November last year was 574, up 30% from the same period last year, and the number of casualties also increased due to the increase in long-range missiles and drones.

Al-Nashif said Russia used more than 2,000 drones in Ukraine in November last year.