UN speaker details civilian toll, displacement and rights abuses three years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine

At a United Nations session marking the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, an unnamed UN representative summarized verified figures on civilian deaths, injuries and displacement and described widespread attacks on civilian infrastructure and humanitarian workers.

The speaker said the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has "verified that since Feb. 24, 2022, at least 12,654 Ukrainian civilians, including 673 children, have been killed," and that another 29,392 people, including 1,865 children, have been injured. "This act undermined the very foundations of the international order," the speaker said.

The statement emphasized the scale of displacement and damage: more than 10 million Ukrainians remain uprooted, with about 3.6 million displaced inside Ukraine and roughly 6.9 million seeking refuge abroad. The speaker said more than 3,600 schools and universities have…