The head of the Ukrainian government, Denis Shmigal, said that the number of civilian casualties as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine is dozens of times higher than the casualties among the Ukrainian military..

" This proves that the Russian army and Russia are fighting against the civilian population of Ukraine, and not against our Armed Forces,"

As of May 13, the UN recorded 3,573 deaths and 3,816 injured civilians.. On May 11, this figure was 3541 and 3785 respectively. Most deaths were in Donetsk and Luhansk regions:

1,919 civilians, of which 1,802 were in Ukrainian-controlled territory.

It should be noted that due to the severity of the counting of victims, their number may be much higher..

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As of May 27, more than 679 children were affected in Ukraine as a result of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation. According to official information from juvenile prosecutors, 241 children died and more than 438 children were injured.