At least 136 civilians have been killed, including 13 children, and 400 injured since the Russian-led invasion of Ukraine began last week, a UN agency said today.
“The real toll is likely to be much higher,” Liz Trossell, a spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), told reporters, adding that 253 of the civilian casualties were in Donetsk and Donetsk regions in eastern Ukraine.
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) is stepping up its activities in Ukraine to support up to 3.1 million people, said WFP spokesman Thomson Firi, adding: “Food stocks are depleted.”