The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has recorded 17,831 civilian casualties in Ukraine since the beginning of war until Dec. 26, including 6,884 killed and 10,947 injured.
"Most of the civilian casualties recorded were caused by the use of explosive weapons with wide area effects, including shelling from heavy artillery, multiple launch rocket systems, missiles and air strikes," the OHCHR said in a statement.
The actual figures are likely considerably higher, as information from some locations where hostilities are especially intense has been delayed and many reports are still awaiting corroboration, the statement added.
