UN: 4,634 civilians killed in Ukraine since 24 February

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, 4,634 civilians were killed and 5,769 injured, reports the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

According to their data, there were 1,780 men, 1,194 women, 131 girls, and 148 boys, as well as 41 children and 1,340 adults whose sex is yet unknown among the killed.

On the territories of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions controlled by the Ukrainian government, 2,524 civilians were killed and 2,449 injured. On territory controlled by Russian affiliated armed groups, 186 people were killed and 760 injured, says OHCHR.

At least 1,924 civilians were killed in the other regions of the country controlled by Ukraine's government, while 2,560 people were injured, notes the Office.

Earlier, the UN published a new report on the number of Ukrainians that had to leave the country due to the war. Since the start of the Russian invasion, over 8 million people have left Ukraine, says OHCHR.

The majority of refugees went to Russia (over 1.3 million people), Poland (over 1.1 million), Germany (780 thousand), the Czech Republic (over 379 thousand). All in all, currently there are about 5 million Ukrainian refugees in European countries. Over 2 million Ukrainians have already returned to their home country.