The number of civilians killed in Ukraine since the beginning of the war is “thousands higher” than numbers currently given, Matilda Bogner, head of the UN’s human rights monitoring mission in the country, said in a press conference on Tuesday. The official civilian death toll stands at 3,381 but thousands more would be added once the UN gains access to “black holes” like Mariupol, she said.
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