Kherson residents at an aid supply distribution point in the city on Nov. 19. Photo: Bulent Kilic/AFP via Getty Images
The United Nations Human Rights Office said Monday nearly 6,600 Ukrainian civilians have been killed since the start of Russia's invasion, though it stressed that its estimates are likely far lower than the actual figures.
The big picture: In total, its human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine has so far recorded and independently verified 16,784 civilian casualties in the country, which includes 10,189 injuries.
What they're saying: "OHCHR believes that the actual figures are considerably higher, as the receipt of information from some locations where intense hostilities have been going on has been delayed and many reports are still pending corroboration," it said.
Since facing major setbacks in south and northeast Ukraine over the summer and fall, Russia has increased its targeting of civilian infrastructure with missile and drone attacks.
A UN human rights commission said in September its initial investigation had uncovered found evidence of war crimes committed in Ukraine.
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