September 2024 becomes month with highest number of victims among civilians in Ukraine for year, according to UN statistics

In September, at least 208 civilians were killed and 1,220 were injured in Ukraine. It became the month with the highest number of civilian casualties in 2024.

This is stated in the UN report.

In particular, in the past month, nine children were killed, and another 76 were injured. In addition, 46% of the killed were over 60 years old.

The increase in casualties was caused by missile attacks across the country and aerial bombs, especially in Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia.