Increasing use of long-range missiles and drones against targets far from the front line is worsening the civilian toll.

GENEVA: The United Nations said Tuesday that civilian casualties in the war raging between Russia and Ukraine rose 37 percent in the first half of this year. “We documented 1,396…

The first six months of 2026 saw a steep rise in the number of civilians killed or wounded in the war between Russia and Ukraine, the UN said Tuesday. Both Moscow and Kyiv have…

Civilian casualties in the war raging between Russia and Ukraine rose 37 percent in the first half of this year, the United Nations said on July 21.

Increasing use of long-range missiles and drones against targets far from the front line is worsening the civilian toll.

UN monitors documented 1,396 civilians killed and 7,978 injured in Ukraine as long-range missiles, drones and FPV attacks drove the toll higher.

GENEVA: Civilian casualties in the war raging between Russia and Ukraine rose 37 percent in the first half of this...