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More than 15,800 people killed in Russia’s all-out war on Ukraine: UN

The United Nations reports that over 15,850 people have been killed in Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022, with 791 of those fatalities being children. The UN acknowledges that the actual death toll is likely significantly higher.

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More than 15,800 people killed in Russia’s all-out war on Ukraine: UN
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The United Nations reports that over 15,850 people have been killed in Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion began in February 2022, with 791 of those fatalities being children. The UN acknowledges that the actual death toll is likely significantly higher. Recent attacks on Tuesday included a Russian ballistic missile strike on Pryluky, killing at least three people including a 15-year-old boy, and drone attacks in the Sumy region resulting in multiple civilian deaths. In Russia, a Ukrainian drone attack on Borisovka killed two people. Peace talks between Ukraine and Russia remain stalled.

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Nearly 800 children are among the 15,850 people killed in Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, according to the UN.

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Two people were killed and six injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on Borisovka, Russia.

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At least six people were killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine on Tuesday.

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The UN's Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs states that the actual figures of those killed are likely significantly higher.

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Nearly 800 children are among those killed in Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, the UN says.The United Nations has said 15,850 people, including 791 children, have been killed in Ukraine since Russia’s full-scale invasion of the neighbouring country in February 2022.The “actual figures are likely significantly higher”, Kayoko Gotoh, Europe and Central Asia director of the UN’s Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA), told the UN-security-council" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="1865" data-entity-type="organization">UN Security Council on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘One of the longest’ Russian attacks kills at least six people in Ukrainelist 2 of 4Russia unleashes massive drone barrage on Ukraine killing sixlist 3 of 4Zimbabweans lured into Russia’s war as families plead for their returnlist 4 of 4Russia launches hundreds more drones at Ukraine, killing 10 peopleend of listPeace talks have stalled between Ukraine and Russia. US President Donald Trump has attempted to mediate and announced the most recent three-day ceasefire earlier this month, but fighting has resumed.Tuesday’s Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least six people.A 15-year-old boy was among three people killed in a Russian ballistic missile attack on the city of Pryluky in north-central Ukraine’s Chernihiv region on Tuesday morning, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.In the region of Sumy, two people were killed in an attack carried out by two Russian drones in the city of Hlukhiv in the Shostka district on Tuesday morning, the Sumy Regional Prosecutor’s Office said on Facebook.In the evening attack on the same region, at least one person was killed and another injured in a Russian drone strike on a civilian car in the city of Buryn, according to the head of the regional military administration, Oleg Grigorov.In Russia, two people were killed and six injured over the past 24 hours in a Ukrainian drone attack on the village of Borisovka in the region of Belgorod, according to Acting Governor Alexander Shuvaev.
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