UN: "Number of Ukrainian Civilian Deaths Thousands More Than Official Count"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] The United Nations revealed on the 10th (local time) that the actual number of civilian deaths following Russia's invasion of Ukraine is thousands more than the official count.

According to major foreign media, Makilda Bogner, head of the UN human rights monitoring team in Ukraine, stated at a briefing that day, "We have been making estimates, but what can be said now is that the actual number of deaths is thousands more than that."

So far, the UN has officially reported 3,381 civilian deaths in Ukraine, but the actual number is much higher.

Bogner added, "The most unconfirmed place is really Mariupol," noting that "it is difficult to access and obtain information."

Mariupol, a southern Ukrainian port city, is currently mostly controlled by Russia, and it is where the Ukrainian forces are making their last stand at the Azovstal steel plant.

Once home to over 400,000 people, Mariupol has been nearly 90% destroyed by indiscriminate bombing by Russian forces, and there are suspicions that up to 20,000 civilians have died.

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