Civilian deaths in Ukraine rose in July to their highest monthly level since the first months of Russia’s invasion, the U.N. said Thursday, as Moscow intensified long-range missile strikes.
Russia fired a record number of missiles at Ukraine during the month, AFP analysis of data published by Kyiv's air force showed, raining hard-to-intercept ballistic missiles down on the Ukrainian capital.
"At least 437 civilians were killed and 2,610 injured in Ukraine in July, a 30% increase compared with the previous month and a 70% increase compared with July 2025," the U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission said in a statement.
"The number of those killed is the highest recorded since May 2022," it added.
Hundreds of thousands – mostly soldiers from both sides – have been killed since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
