UN humanitarian coordinator Mathias Schmel said in a statement issued on Tuesday that once again, another attack by Russian military forces has resulted in civilian casualties. The attack took place in a busy market in Kherson city as the day was breaking. According to news media, at least five people have lost their lives and many others have been injured. Markets and public transport waiting areas have also been damaged. The top UN official said that Ukraine was invaded by Russia on 24 February 2022, after which thousands of people have been prevented from going about their daily lives, in markets, schools and hospitals. They were targeted and due to the war they were unable to return home. Mathias Schmel stressed that under international humanitarian law, attacks on civilians and civilian facilities are strictly prohibited. Increase in casualties Meanwhile, according to the UN Human Rights Office in Ukraine, during the months of June to August this year, casualties The number of civilians killed and cases of damage to civilian establishments have increased. According to the new report of the UN Office, from 1 June 2024 to 31 August 2024 Till date, 589 civilians have been killed and more than two and a half thousand have been injured. The number of civilian casualties during this period has been recorded 45 percent higher than the previous three-month period. Till now, July 2024 has proved to be the deadliest month for common citizens since October 2022. The deadliest day was July 8, when at least 43 civilians were killed in large-scale missile attacks. During this period, Russian military forces continued to damage energy installations in Ukraine, disrupting essential services. Concerns have arisen ahead of the winter season. The UN human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine has confirmed that as of August 31, at least 11,743 people have died in the Ukrainian war and More than 24 thousand have been injured. The report also focuses on the treatment of prisoners of war, which is based on information gathered through hundreds of interviews. The situation of prisoners of war shows that Russian military forces have They have been subjected to widespread and systematic torture and ill-treatment, including severe beatings, electric shocks, suffocation, were choked, forced to remain in rigid positions for long periods of time, deprived of sleep, subjected to humiliating treatment and made to feel that they were going to be killed. According to the report, there are indications that the detention The supervisory authorities at the centers were aware of this behaviour, and it was within their power to stop it. Some public figures in Russia deliberately incited inhumane treatment and even murder of prisoners of war in state media. Russian POWs were also subjected to torture and ill-treatment by Ukrainian security forces, especially during the initial days of their detention. They were beaten, threatened with death and physical violence, and in some cases subjected to electric shocks. But in almost all cases, incidents of torture and ill-treatment stopped after being transferred to official prisons, where conditions appear to be broadly in line with international standards.
