Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv says civilian casualties hit highest monthly toll since start of Putin’s war

Overall, Kyiv was the hardest-hit city, with a total of 54 civilians killed in July, followed by Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, the UN said

Russian strikes have killed at least one person and wounded 15 in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine, according to regional authorities, while a separate attack on Zaporizhzhia in the southeast injured two. The latest strikes come as Moscow steps up its long-range attacks, with the United Nations reporting that civilian death

Ukraine civilian deaths in July highest since May 2022  euractiv.com

UN monitors say civilian casualties in Ukraine hit their highest monthly level since the start of Russia's full-scale war. The latest attacks included a Russian drone strike on a train, killing two workers. DW has more.

Civilian casualties in Ukraine reached their highest monthly level in July, with more people killed and injured than at any time since March 2022, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission in the country, HRMMU, said in an update on Thursday.

At least 437 civilians were killed and 2,610 injured in Ukraine in July, the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission said.

At least 437 civilians were killed and 2,610 injured in Ukraine in July, according to the report.

The number of civilians killed in Ukraine in July jumped to its highest level since the first months of the Russian invasion, the United Nations said, as Moscow intensified its long-range missile strikes.

At least 634 civilians were killed in July in strikes on civilian infrastructure, making it the deadliest month in at least 2.5 years, according to the Conflict Intelligence Team. More than 4,590 people were injured, with around 30% of the fatalities recorded in Russia or occupied Ukrainian territories.