A war is on between Russia and Ukraine. Both sides have suffered losses and it is too early to assess the casualties. The estimates of the United Nations mentions more than 1,000 civilian casualties against 11,000 from the Russian military side. This is since the invasion began. According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights OHCHR, there have been 1,058 civilian casualties so far in Ukraine. The breakup is 351 killed and 10 of them are children. This covers the period of 4am on 24 February to midnight on 4 March. The figures could be considerably more. Another source is the Ukrainian Parliament's Telegram channel. It says in the Donetsk region, 52 civilians died in Russian attacks and 267 suffered injuries. These figures do not take into account the dead or the injured in the cities of Mariupol and Volnovakha. A media outlet says the death toll is higher on the Russian side. It is around 11,000 since the invasion began on 24 February.
The UK's Ministry of Defense indicated that the Russian defense ministry admitted to the death of 498 Russian soldiers with another 1,597 wounded. Of course, the actual figures would be considerably higher and it would show an upward trend. There was a second evacuation attempt in Mariupol but it did not succeed. The UN mentions about more than 1.5 million refugees who have fled to neighboring countries. In the opinion of the UN, this figure could go up to 4 million by July. The Interior Ministry of Poland said it has received more than 650,000 refugees from Ukraine and has opened eight reception centers at the border to accommodate them.
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news.sky.com dated 7 March 2022
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