UKRAINE, Aug 12 — In July 2024, Russian attacks killed at least 219 Ukrainian civilians and injured 1,018. This is the highest death toll since October 2022, the UN informed in a report.

Russia’s full-scale war in Ukraine has caused widespread death and destruction. Russian forces have attacked both military and civilian targets, leading to thousands of casualties.

According to the UN, a large-scale Russian attack across Ukraine on July 8 killed at least 43 civilians, including five children, and injured 147, including seven children, in Kyiv, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, and the Kyiv region.

One Russian missile struck a hospital complex in Kyiv, completely destroying the toxicology department of the Okhmatdyt National Children’s Hospital and significantly damaging the Center for Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery. 

After the attack on the northern part of the Kharkiv region in June and July, the Russian army intensified their offensive in the Donetsk region. As a result, verified civilian casualties in the Donetsk region increased from 125 civilians killed or injured in May to 224 in June and 269 in July 2024. 

In July, Russia killed most civilians in a month and damaged the most educational and medical facilities in government-controlled territory. The UN notes that the number of civilian casualties has continued to rise since March 2024.

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