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UN reports civilian casualties and heavy infrastructure damage in Ukraine; agriculture losses exceed $83 billion
Summary
The United Nations said overnight attacks in Ukraine killed and injured civilians across multiple regions, damaged homes and public infrastructure, and that the agricultural sector has suffered more than $83 billion in losses since the war began.
The United Nations Spokesperson reported that recent attacks across Ukraine killed and injured civilians and damaged homes, schools and hospitals in multiple regions, while relief partners provided evacuations and emergency aid.
“Attacks across the country, which started last night or continued this morning, have killed and injured civilians,” the spokesperson said, citing local authorities’ reports of more than 45 civilian casualties and damage in Chernihiv, Donetsk, Kharkiv, Kherson and Sumy regions.
The briefing highlighted specific incidents: in the Chernihiv region an attack in a locality the spokesperson named as Purikki reportedly killed five people; in Kharkiv at least 19 people were injured and multiple residential buildings, a kindergarten and a store were damaged. The spokesperson said more than 500 civilians were evacuated from frontline areas in the past 24 hours in Donetsk and Sumy regions.
UN and humanitarian partners are providing immediate assistance including construction material, hygiene kits, emergency shelters and psychosocial support, the briefing said.
On agriculture, the spokesperson cited a UN estimate that the sector has suffered more than $83,000,000,000 in damages and losses since the wars started and noted that thousands of families still lack basic tools and services to protect their livelihoods. The Food and Agriculture Organization has supported some 250,000 rural families in Ukraine with seeds, animal feed and cash vouchers since 2022, the spokesperson added.
Ending: The UN said it will continue to supply emergency support to affected regions and that humanitarian colleagues will brief further details, including planned assistance led by UN technical agencies and partners.
