According to the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU), On Tuesday alone, 28 people were reportedly killed and 194 injured During Russian attacks.
“Particularly worrying is both the number of civilian casualties and the extent of the area affected in just a few days,said Danielle Bell, head of HRMMU.
Many cities were attacked
The attacks hit cities and towns across the country, including Zaporizhia, Kramatorsk and the regions of western Ukraine.
On Tuesday, aerial bombs reportedly struck an industrial area in Zaporizhia, killing at least 12 people and injuring 46.
On the same day, attacks on central areas of Kramatorsk in the Donetsk region reportedly killed at least six people and injured 13 others.
HRMMU said Many attacks took place during daytime in densely populated urban areasContributing to the high civilian toll.
“Many of the civilians killed and injured were carrying out normal civilian activities – travelling, working, shopping, walking or responding to earlier attacks,” Ms Bell said. “Under such circumstances, civilian damage can be anticipated.”
First responders are at risk
Emergency workers and first responders were among those killed and injured.
In the Poltava region, two emergency workers were killed when a second attack occurred on a gas extraction facility that had already been attacked on the night between 4 and 5 May. In Kherson, medical workers reportedly fell victim to a short-range drone attack while assisting people affected by an earlier strike.
Under international humanitarian law, anyone is a combatant Is obliged to take all possible measures to minimize civilian casualtiesThat includes considering both the timing of attacks and the type of weapon used, HRMMU said.
Humanitarian efforts continue
Despite insecurity, humanitarian convoys continued to reach hard-hit communities near the front lines.
United Nations Relief Coordination Office, OCHASaid Aid convoys delivered medicines, hygiene supplies, solar lamps and construction materials to residents in the Donetsk and Kharkiv regions over the past two days.
So far this year, the UN and its partners have launched 20 humanitarian convoys, reaching nearly 22,000 highly vulnerable people on the front lines.
