The toll consists of 1,389 casualties in April (221 killed, 1,168 injured) – the very best month-to-month complete up to now this yr – adopted by 1,019 in Might (183 killed, 836 injured).
Casualties have been reported throughout 17 out of 24 areas and the town of Kyiv, together with areas removed from the frontline.
The overwhelming majority of assaults (97 per cent) led to civilian casualties occurred in areas underneath Ukrainian Authorities management.
“This yr has been devastating for civilians throughout Ukraine, with considerably extra deaths and accidents than throughout the identical interval in 2024,” mentioned Danielle Bell, Head of the HRMMU – the monitoring mission arrange by the UN rights workplace, OHCHR, on the invitation of the Ukrainian Authorities.
“The intensification of long-range assaults with missiles and loitering munitions and frequent assaults with short-range drones alongside the frontline are a lethal mixture for civilians.”
Weapons and influence
Lengthy-range missile and drone assaults brought on the biggest proportion of civilian casualties – some 28 per cent of casualties throughout Might.
Alternatively, short-range drones remained the main trigger in frontline areas.
Russian armed forces carried out a minimum of 5 assaults on port infrastructure within the Odesa area on the Black Sea, leading to civilian casualties and harm to services.
One such assault on 23 Might killed three males and injured 12 extra, together with port employees, in accordance with the report.
Persevering with tendencies in June
The mission famous that long-range assaults have intensified this month. Since 6 June, Russian forces have launched over 1,500 long-range weapons, in accordance with Ukrainian authorities.
The HRMMU is within the means of verifying stories that these assaults (or subsequent falling particles) have killed a minimum of 19 civilians and injured 205 others nationwide in only a five-day span. If confirmed, June may match or surpass April and Might in complete casualties.
“At this tempo and scale, additional lack of civilian life isn’t just attainable – it’s inevitable,” mentioned Ms. Bell.
