102 civilians feared dead in Ukraine since Russia invaded country: UN
United Nations human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, on Monday, said at least 102 civilians in Ukraine have been killed since Russia launched its invasion.
Ms Bachelet said further 304 people have been injured, but the real figure was feared to be considerably higher.
Addressing the opening session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Ms Bachelet made the observation.
“Most of these civilians were killed by explosive weapons with a wide impact area, including shelling from heavy artillery and multi-launch rocket systems, and air strikes. The real figures are, I fear, considerably higher,” she said.
Some 422,000 Ukrainians have fled their country, with many more displaced within their homeland, she told the Geneva forum which earlier agreed to hold an urgent debate on Ukraine later this week.
(Reuters/NAN )
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