Massive shelling by Russia throughout April resulted in numerous civilian casualties in Ukraine. According to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), at least 151 civilians were killed and 697 others were injured between April 1 and April 24. This is 46% more than in the same period last year.
Source: ukraine.ohchr.org
“The scenes of destruction and human suffering we have seen in Kyiv and other cities show a disturbing trend: civilians are becoming the main target of increasingly intense attacks,” said HRMMU Chief Monitor Danielle Belle.
The biggest hits:
Kyiv, April 24
- 9 killed, 90 wounded, including 12 children.
- A powerful rocket completely destroyed a residential building. Rescue operations are ongoing.
- The fires were caused by the debris of downed missiles.
Sumy, April 13 (Palm Sunday)
- 31 dead, including two children aged 11 and 17.
- 80 injured, including 14 children.
- A rocket hit the congress center, another exploded in midair, striking a public area.
- Many of the victims were passengers on a city bus.
Kryvyi Rih, April 4
- 20 dead, including 9 children.
- The largest number of children killed since the beginning of the full-scale war, confirmed by the UN.
- The strike occurred over a park, with shrapnel hitting a playground and a restaurant.
Disturbing facts:
- Marhanets, April 23: a Russian FPV drone hit a bus carrying mining workers – 9 killed, dozens wounded.
- Konstantinovka, Easter: a drone attacked a humanitarian convoy evacuating elderly people – one woman was wounded.
- Konstantinivka, April 23: a 12-year-old girl was killed.
- Sloviansk: a 72-year-old woman was wounded in an airstrike, and her husband was killed.
The HRMMU has observed an increase in strikes on densely populated areas, resulting in an increase in civilian casualties. The most dangerous are the short-range, real-time controlled drones and rocket attacks with a wide area of impact.
“People are dying on their way to church, to the market, to work. This is the reality in which Ukraine lives every day,” emphasized Danielle Belle.
