Sharp increase in civilian casualties in Ukraine, says UN

Photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service showing rescuers help a wounded person after houses were destroyed by a Russian missile attack in Novomoskovsk, Ukraine (Ukrainian Emergency Service/AP)

More than 100 civilians were killed by Russia’s missile and drone attacks across Ukraine during December, according to a UN report which said nearly 500 were injured.

The United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine’s report, published on Tuesday, said there was a 26.5% increase in civilian casualties last month – from 468 in November to 592 in December.