The UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine reports that June is the deadliest month for Ukrainian civilians in more than four years. It says at least 293 civilians are killed and 1,990 are wounded in Russian strikes across Ukraine during the month, representing the highest monthly casualty toll since April 2022, early in Russia’s full-scale invasion. The monitoring mission says its records include civilian harm from attacks involving long-range weapons and frontline drone strikes, reflecting both impacts on areas near fighting and on locations farther from the front lines.
Across the broader period since Russia’s invasion began in February 2022, the UN says it has verified 16,431 civilian deaths in Ukraine. One outlet also reports that among those verified deaths are 803 children, citing UN monitoring figures. The UN figures describe verified civilian casualties recorded by its mission and do not attribute the numbers to specific weapons beyond noting the types of attacks associated with the harm in June.
