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First reported 2 October 2026 · latest 2 October 2026 · 1 reports from 1 outlet
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UN rights officials said Ukraine has seen thousands of civilian casualties this year, while 2,000 people in Oleshky remain trapped without water, power or gas.
As winter approaches, Ukrainians fear the worst is yet to come. An estimated 2,000 people are trapped in Oleshky without running water, electricity or gas, he added. Civilian casualties in the Russian Federation have also reportedly increased, Mr.
Türk said people across Ukraine were living in constant dread, with air raid alerts in Kyiv active for 33 hours during one 48-hour period earlier this week. Near the frontlines, the use of aerial glide bombs by the Russian Federation in the Donetsk, Kharkiv, Sumy and Zaporizhzhia regions killed and injured nearly 2,500 civilians in the first eight months of the year; 62 per cent more than in the same period last year. Ukraine is a laboratory for drone warfare, he said, calling for urgent international action to deal with the carnage caused by these weapons around the world.
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Addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Mr. Türk said his office had verified some 15,280 civilians killed and injured in Ukraine during the first eight months of this year on average more than 400 every week, and 55 per cent more than in the same period in 2025. The full-scale invasion unleashed by the Russian Federation is killing and injuring hundreds of people every week, as frontlines barely move, he said, noting that apartment buildings, schools, medical centres, railways and shops had been hit in recent attacks.
Addressing the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Mr. Türk said his office had verified some 15,280 civilians killed and injured in Ukraine during the first eight months of this year on average more than 400 every week, and 55 per cent more than in the same period in 2025. The full-scale invasion unleashed by the Russian Federation is killing and injuring hundreds of people every week, as frontlines barely move, he said, noting that apartment buildings, schools, medical centres, railways and shops had been hit in recent attacks.
Türk said his office had verified some 15,280 civilians killed and injured in Ukraine during the first eight months of this year on average more than 400 every week, and 55 per cent more than in the same period in 2025. The full-scale invasion unleashed by the Russian Federation is killing and injuring hundreds of people every week, as frontlines barely move, he said, noting that apartment buildings, schools, medical centres, railways and shops had been hit in recent attacks. The UN rights chief said a recent report by his office had found shocking levels of sexual violence against civilians and prisoners of war .
Türk said people across Ukraine were living in constant dread, with air raid alerts in Kyiv active for 33 hours during one 48-hour period earlier this week. Near the frontlines, the use of aerial glide bombs by the Russian Federation in the Donetsk, Kharkiv, Sumy and Zaporizhzhia regions killed and injured nearly 2,500 civilians in the first eight months of the year; 62 per cent more than in the same period last year. Ukraine is a laboratory for drone warfare, he said, calling for urgent international action to deal with the carnage caused by these weapons around the world.
As winter approaches, Ukrainians fear the worst is yet to come. An estimated 2,000 people are trapped in Oleshky without running water, electricity or gas, he added. Civilian casualties in the Russian Federation have also reportedly increased, Mr.
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